Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1911 — Page 3

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Wood Spitler was a Chicago goer Saturday. Big choice lemons, 35c a dozen. —Home Grocery. J. W. Stockton was a Lafayette visitor Monday. Granville Moody was in Chicago on business Saturday. Arthur Tuteur went to Peoria, 111., Monday'on a business trip. Capt. Guthrie of Monticello was a business visitor in the city yesterday.

The Parr Creamery will be closed July 4, 1911, after•-11 o’clock a. m. W. F. Smith and son went to Valparaiso Mpnday in their new Mitchell auto. Judge Hanley is building a fine new garage at his residence on Division street. Harve Robinson went to Francesville Monday to visit his parents for a few weeks! Especially for cold tea, Millar’s Turtle Chops, 15c and 30c a package. — Home Grocery. Miss Maude Spitler went to Goshen Monday for a short visit with relatives and friends. Miss Jennie Comer went to Hadley, Ind., Monday to spend a few weeks with her father. G. J. Jessen returned ' home Monday from Chicago where he spent a few days with relatives. Mrs. Wm. Lloyd and children went to South Bend Saturday for a few days visit with relatives. * ' ♦ Today’s markets: Corn (No. 3), 50c, (N 0.4 2c discount; Oats, (No. 6)," 35c; Wheat, (No. 2) ; 78c. <

Zern Wright and wife are spending mis week in Chicago, Milwaukee and points in Illinois. A quick sure seal for your Mason jars—Keeran’s Vacuum Seals, 10c a dozen at the Hotne Grocery. Miss Alice Ryan of near Medaryville is a guest of relatives and friends in Rensselaer this and last w r eek. x Mrs. S. C. Irwin and daughter Genevieve returned home Friday after having spent a week with relatives in Pecatonica, 111. Drilling for oil on the Wentworth land near Roselawn has been stopped temporarily by the b..riling of the derrick last Friday right. The well is now down about 800 feet. -

■ —■■—■ ■ .1 ■ illlS ——-- : j —* =p ——— Patrick McLaughlin and son John of Remington were in the city on business yesterday. Miss Helen Roessler of Zanesville, Ohio, is the guest this week of Mr. and Mns. Harry Wiltshire. Rue Parcels of Chicago was here yesterday to spend the day wth his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Parcels? Miss Lorene Malone of Chicago came Sunday to spend the summer with her grandmother, Mrs. E. H. Shields. "

Joe Jackson and wife of Longmont, Colo., are expected to arrive here today. Mrs. Jackson is in very poor health. Miss Ocie Wood of Parr was successfully operated on for appendicitis at her home Sunday, and is now getting along nicely. One of the nicest breakfast foods on the 'market today is the new cooked oats. Ready to serve, 10c a package, at the Home Grocery. The Crown_ Point Star says nothing is doing qji the B. J. Gifford railroad toward building it an north, as promised this spring. Lew Overton returned to his home in Walnut, lowa, Monday after spending a couple of days here with James Overton and other relatives.

Miss .Anna Anderson of Ladoga, who has been spending the past week here with her sister, Mrs. Wm. Lee, returned home Saturday. Robert MilTTnon, who is working for a map house, traveling over the country, spent Saturday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Milliron. An ice-cream social will be given at No. 6 school house in Newton tp. Wednesday evening, June 28, for the benefit of the church. Everybody invited. Miss True George, stenographer at the Savings & Trust bank, is taking a vacation this week, during which she is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Jouvenat, in Chicago. Mrs. B. J. Jarrette, and son Wade, who had been spending the past tw'o weeks with Mr. Jarrette’s parents and at the lakes at North Webster, Ind., returned home Thursday.

Chase Kelley was here from Eau Claire, Wis., a couple of days last w'eek. The Kelley residence property and two lots on touth Weston street have recently been deed to Chase. Livingston Ross came Friday from Madison, Wis., where he has been attending the University of Wisconsin. He will spend the summer vacation here with his mother, Mrs. Ora T. Ross. Norman Borchard of Chicago, who has been visiting here with his uncles, B. F. and Samuel Fendig, the past week, returned to Chicago Saturday to continue his course in the art institute there. '

Lon Kiser and family moved their household goods to Surrey Monday morning where Lon has taken charge of the G. L. Thornton general store, recently purchased by the Home Grocery of Rensselaer. - Rev. Father Pratt of Kokomo visited his sister, ✓Mrs: L. H. Recher, Monday and Tuesday His parish has granted him a vacation of eight weeks and he will sail for Europe Mon lay.— Morocco Courier. Miss Purdin, who has been spending ±he week here with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jensen, wtfit to Chicago Heights Sunday to visit with relatives for a short time before returning to her home at Browning,'Mo. Ted Eger, who. is employed in St. Louis, "spent Sunday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Eger, returning to St. Louis Sunday evening. Ted is now a solicitor ’for the International Correspondence School of Scranton, Pa. r Friday’s Monticello Journal: A was held here this afternoon between Revs. J. C. Parrett of Rensselaer, Edward Bull of Remington and C* J. Armentrout, to arrange for a Camp for the boys of the three Sunday schools to be held at /‘Edgewatet” from August 8 to 16 inclusive.

Everett Halstead was in Chicago on business Monday. David Yeoman made a business trip to Lafayette Saturday. Arvel Bringle of Fair Oaks .was in the city Saturday on business. H. ,W. Kiplihger and two daughters spent Sunday evening at Cedar Lake. Mr. and .Mrs. A. R. Hopkins spent Sunday in Chicago with the former’s brother. Thompson Ross of Chicago spent Sunday here with his mother, Mrs. Ora T. Ross. Miss Florence Allman returned home Saturday after spending a few days at Lafayette.

Lewis Hopkins and family of Chicago are guests of Dr. E. C. English and family this week. Dr. John Ellis of Chicago was here Sunday to spend the day with his father, J. H. S. Ellis. The members of the local militia who attended the state shoot at Indianapolis returned home Mrs. H. L. Barnes of Oshkosh, Wis., came Saturday for a short visit with her sister, Mrs. M. D. Gwin. Mrs. Al Bissenden and two daughters went to Paxton, 111., Saturday ‘-to spend a few weeks with her parents.' 1 / ■ Mrs. Anne Burgett of Battle Ground, who has been spending a few days here with relatives, returned home Monday. Mayor G. F. Meyers is now enjoying his new Model I Maxwell car which he recently purchased of N. C. Shaefer. Jesse E. Wilson of Hammond spent Sunday here with his family, who are guests this week of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wasson.

Theodore George will spend his annual vacation this year at his old home sh Tennessee, visiting many places of interest in the south before returning nome. The ball game here Sunday between a picked team from Francesville and Medaryville and the Wrens, resulted in a victory for the former by a score of 11 to 10. Because of the rain no union vesper services were held on the court house lawn Sunday evening, as was intended, and it was decided to hold no meetings at the churches. Mrs. A. H. Hopkins accompanied her-two sons to Monticello Saturday where they will visit with their grandparents for a few days. Mrs. Hopkins returned home the same evening. Charles Porter is now driving a new 5-passenger Abbott-De-troit touring car, having driven his Cadillac car to Chicago last week and, being offered a good price, sold it to a Chicago man!

JuTy 1 is the date now set by the Monon railroad for the beginning of the construction of their new depot in this city, and it is expected to have the depot completed and about ready for occupancy by Labor day. The Monon’s reduced rates for the 4th of July traffic are one and a half fare for the round trip, limited to not less than 50 cents for adults, and 25 cents for children. Tickets good from July 3 up to and including July 5. Mrs. Chris Morgenegg, Jr., who has been here for some time visiting with relatives near .here, returned to her home in Bristol, 111., Monday, being accompanied by Mrs. Chris MorSr., who will spend some time visiting relatives ther£. Hafdwbod floors are now being put in place throughout the high school building and various oter improvements which were greatly needed are now being looked thus putting the building in excellent condition for the beginning of the next term of school in September. Monday evening a farewell reception was tendered Rev. G. H. Clarke, pastor of the Christian church, at the church parlofs. A swell feed and speeches praising the work of the pastof passed the evening most enjoyably for all present. Mr. Clarke preaches his first sermon In the Sixth Christian church at Indianapolis July 9, but his family will remain here until about August 1.

FREE THEATRE TICKETS. W. E. Leek, known as “Daddy Leek. - ' has hit upon a novel plan of, advertising his business by presenting a free ticket for both shows, “The Princess” and the ’ißex,” to each rig entering his feed and hitch barn on Thursday, June 29, and Thursday, July 6. Please remernber the dates. Ripe gooseberries for sale in any ouantitv desired: phone in your order to No. 109.— -N. S. Bates. -■ i 11 ' ■■■ ■ ■ t. The factory people came over from Elkhart yesterday and expect to lay out the ground for the match factory at once. Mr. and Mrs. W, M. Duff of Sulphur Springs, Ark., are the guests of her brother. Benjamin Barger, of Jordan tp., this being their first visit here in thirtyseven years. Howard Mils returned Saturday night from his extern trip. He visited Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and Atlantic City, but did not get over to New York nor down to Old Point Comfort, Va., as first intended. Henry Simonin writes from Emerado, No. Da., under date of June 24, in renewing his subscription to The Democrat, and says:. “This leaves us all well. •Leather is very hot now; have had plenty of rain' all spring and crops look good.”

Rozell’s Minstrels, which held forth at Ellis opera house Saturday and Monday nights, was one of the best shows of its kind that ever struck Rensselaer. The company carries a fine band and a splendid orchestra. They went from here to Lowell yesici M «._ morning. —r Y Win. Zea, formerly of Remington, but now of the real estate firm of Zea & Lewis, of Lawton,’ Okla., has The Democrat’s thanks for a copy of the Modern Woodmen edition of the Lawton Daily Star, containing half-tones of many of Lawton’s finest buildings. Children’s Day exercises will be held next Sunday for the Lawnsdale, Egypt and James Sunday schools, in the grove just west of the Lawnsdale school house. Program will begin at 10 a. m., and a basket dinner will be served. All bring baskets and have a good time. xx Souvenir Envelopes— We have a very few of those handsome souvenir envelopes of half-tone views of Rensselaer, St. Joseph’s College, etc., just the thing to use in writing to absent friends or on business, as they advertise your city. Only 10c per bunch of 25, or 75c per 100 with return card printed in corner; $2 for 500; $3.50 per 1,000.

Brook Reporter: George Ade has been compelled to put up signs on the entrance of the Hazelden grounds that they are private and not open to the general public on Sundays. This move was made necessary by the fact that they were getting to resemble a “Barnum’s circus” on Sunday, people coming in machines from fifty miles around to trample over the grounds. John Brown says much of the great corn crop on the Kankakee was waist high June 20th, which puts it about three weeks ahead of schedule time, but the wheat crop down there is not as promising as it is on the higher ground, which looks fine. He judges there will only be a half the crop of last year in this territory, but that the yield will be good on higher ground all over Lake county. —Crown Point Star. y Wm .Schleman and two or three othier parties from Francesville were over Saturday advertising the big Fourth of July celebration to be held at that place next Tuesday. The Rensselaer band has been engaged.to furnish music, and Hon. T. H. Kuhn will orate. A feature of the celebration will be automobile races on the old race track ■which is being fixed up for this purpose. Prizes of SIOO and SSO are offered in the auto races.

NOTICE TO CUT WEEDS. Notice is hereby given to the landowners of Newton tp., to cut the grass ato weeds alont; the highways abutting their property, as provided by law. They will be credited on their rbad .tax for the time actually emploved in doing such work. E. P. LANE, Trustee.' Subscribe for The Democrat i '• . ■ ' •/ '

KENTLAND RESTAURANT

Bought by Fortner Rensselaer Baker from J. R. Hazen of Kniman. J. R. Hazen sold his restaurant business Tuesday to W. J. Merica. of Lebanon, who immediately took possession of same. Mr. Merica is an experienced restaurant man and a baker by trade, and may install a bakery at some later date. He is a married man and will move his family and household effects here as soon as he can procure a suitable house. Mr. Hazen has not yet decided upon his plans for the future, but we trust that when he does, his plan will be such as to permit of the continuance of his residence here.—Kentland Democrat. Both the above named parties are well known in and about Rensselaer. Mr. Hazen formerly resided in Jordan tp.. and now owns a farm near Kniman, while Mr. Merica was engaged in the restaurant and bakery business in Rensselaer for several years.

POOLE’S INSANITY RECORD.

In commenting on the John W. Poole murder case, the Benton Review says: “John W. Poole was sent to the Insane Asylum in 1883. He hnd been found to be insane by Drs. Mavity and Wells and Squires Long and Matchett. He was released on parole. During this interval a judgment rendered fourteen years before for $35 in favor of John Quigley was collectable. The day that Mr. Quigley got his money, Poole concealed himself under a bridge and shot Quigley in the head as he approached, took the amount of the judgment and a sum besides and left Mr. Quigley for dead. There was snow on the ground at the time and he told his hired hand to walk in his tracks. For this act Judge Thompson returned him to the asylum, fromjwhich place he afterward escaped disguised as a nurse. On the books, at the present time he appears as having been discharged. As far as we know he has never been refused the right to vote when he was in the county.”

THE COMMON COUNCIL.

The common cuncil met in regular session Monday night with all members present. In matter of H. R. Kurrie sewer, B. J; Moore and Geo. W. Scott submitted bid of 34% cents per foot. Sam Stevens submitted bid of 33 cents per foot. On motion the matter of accepting bids was continued until last night at 8 p. m. In matter of alleys in block 3 and 4, clerk was instructed to re-advertise for bids to be received July 10. An ordinance, No. 139, regulating the use of water in the city of Rensselaer was introduced and read and, on motion, passed to second reading. The petition of Mrs. A. Gangloff for street light was referred to street committee. City attorney was instructed to prepare resolution for sidewalk on Rutsen street from lot 7, block 11, east to Division street. Ordinance No. 140 authorizing school trustees to erect new school building was introduced and read_and on motion passed to second reading. The following claims were allowed: •

CORPORATION FUND. J Hordeman, wk on sewer. . . |28.00 Geo Mustard, salary marshal 30.00 Frank Critser, nightwatch.... 25.00 Healey & Clark, pub notices 8.36 The Northern Trust Co, commission on bond 4>aym’ts. . 14.56 American LaFrance Fire Engine Co, sUp fire dept... .. 13.70 N Y Belting & Packing Co, fire chief’s hat ../. .. , .... 5.00 J Hordeman, extend sewer to river 7.50 Warner Bros, mdse fire dept 2.47 Conrau Kellner, sewer...... 146.99 Ray D Thompson; frt same. . 21.49 Healey & Clark, pub notices. . 14.00 Same, jame resolution...... 15.00 ; ROAD FUND. Chester Zea, sal tpamster. .. . 25.00 W I Hoover, oats. ........ 3.92 M Carr, unload sewer pipe.. 2.00 F Rutherford, haul stone. . 3.15 Harry Swartzell, same. ..... 14.00 Warner Bros, mdse 1.75 E B Smith, cement w0rk...., 12.00 Ray D Thompson, frt paid . . 19.75 WATER FUND. T E Malone, salary. ....... 30.00 Clinton Oil Co, packing. .. . . 28.37 R D Thompson, int bonds. . . .244.31 LIGHT FUND. C S Chamberlain, salary . ... 50,00 Mei Abbott, same. .... .. . . 30.00 Dare Haste, same 30.00 Shirley Hill Coal Co, c0a1... 34.10 Vandalia Coal Co, same.... 54.57 Kenneth Rhoades, wk on line 4.75 Scott Chestnut, same 9.50 Jesse Gates, hauling c0a1.... 25.86 C W Platt, wk at light plant 11.60 Roy Thomas, same 7.50 Central Electric Co, supplies 21.88 Western Electric Co, same. . 95.07 Healey & Clark, letterheads... 2.00 Same, pub notices....... .. . 3.00 Warner Bros, mdse . 3.20 ft D. Thompson, frt paid. . ..118.85 .J- • i - ; *•• . ■ ■ :

NOTICE. Notice is hereby given by the Common Council of the City of Rensselaer that the waste of city water such as has been gonig on fqr the past few months must cease at once and forever, and that any person who violates any of the provisions of the city ordinance in regard to the use ot water will be prosecuted to the fullest extent. This action becomes absolutely necessary for the reason that more water is wasted than is vktually needed, and it is impossible to keep a sufficient'xater in the tank with the pumps working all the time in insure safety to property in case of fire. With the pumps working all the time on Thursday night the water level in the tank was lowered twelve feet and the fire department would have been uhable to do effective work had a fire occurred. The ordinance regulating the use of water will be rigidly enforced from now on and any person who is caught wasting water will be fined not less than 11.00 nor more than 1100.00.—The Common Council of City of Rensselaer. Indiana.

TO MICHIGAN CITY

The Monon Will Run An Excursion Next §unday. The Monon will run an excursion to Michigan City next Sunday, starting from Hammond. There are numerous things to see and enjoy at Michigan City, such as boating, bathing, etc., and the big new lake steamer Theodore Roosevelt will make a special trip out on Lake Michigan at 25 cents for the round’ trip. Following is the schedule of the special excursion train: Lv. Shelby ...... 7:51a.m. 61.25 Lv. Thayer .■ 7:54 a.m. 1.25 Lv. Roselawn .. . . 8:00 a.m. 1.25 Lv. Fair Oaks ... 8:09a.m. 1.25 Lv. Parr ....... 8:14a.m. 1:15 Lv. Surrey ~. .. . 8:19 a.m. 1.10 Ly, Rensselaer ... 8:25 a.m. 1.00 Lv. Pleas. Ridge.. 8:32 a.m. 1.00 Lv. McCoysburg .. 8:38 a.m. ,90 Lv. Lee ... .... . 8:44 a.m. .83 Lv. Monon ...... 8:53a.m. .75 Lv. Francesville . . 9:18 a.m. ,65 Lv. Medaryville ~ 9:28 a.m. .60 Lv. San Pierre .. 9:40 a.m. .55 Lv. Wilders 9:48a.m. .50 1 c. Lacrosse . ... 9:53 a.m. .45 Lv. So. Wanatah .10:07 a.m. .40 Lv. Wanatah ~. . 10:12 a.m. .35 Lv. Haskells ....10:21a.m. .30 Lv. Alida 10:26 a.m. .25 Lv. Westville ... .10:31 a.m. .25 Ar. Michigan City• Returning, excursion train will leave. Michigan City at 7 :00 p. m., Sunday, July 2. 1911,

STATE WILL SOON REST.

Defense in Gary Conspiracy Cases Will Present Forty Witnesses. Valparaiso, Ind., June 26. 'The state expects by tomorrow night to conclude the submission of testimony in the cases of Thomas E. Knotts, -mayor or Gary, and other city officers who are charged with conspiracy. The charge is based on alleged acts of the city officers on election day last November. Hearing of the cases was resumed tihis afternoon before Special Judge Hanley of Rensselaer. The defense has forty witnesses who are expected to knock out the conspiracy charge.

STREET FAIRS UNPOPULAR

Peru Merchants Now Oppose Institution They Once Supported. Peru, Ind., June 24.—Street fairs are no longer popular with the merchants of Peru, and the carnival company here this week is playing at the ball park, after permission to place shows in Broadway was refused. Peru was one of the first Indiana cities to hold street fairs. In . the early nineties the fairs were the means of attracting many strangers to this city. The business men put on the first fair, and they made it a financial success. Every merchant had a booth demonstrating his own wares, and many attractions were scattered along the thoroughfare. Pigs, chickens, cattle, geese and horses had their places, and live stock parades were a daily feature. But these county fairs in Broadway were followed by carnivals which were failures, so far as being money getters for the merchants. No booths were put up by merchants, they took no part in them, and as a result the novelty of the thing wore off. Merchants became disgusted with the noise, and the crowds did not assemble, as every town had a carnival, and people from the neighboring cities could not be induced to come. „ The carnival here now is the first to be ruled off Broadway. It travels in eighteen cars, and yet it has not created the stir in Peru that did 1 the first street fair given by the Merchants’ Association twenty years ago.

Buckwheat—Yes, it pays to fertilize it, and for the land sake use Bowker’s.—J. J. Wcast, Agent. jul