Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1911 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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SHOW TROUPE IS ENGAGED

By Commercial Club for Horse Show Week ' THE NEW EXPOSITION SHOWS Is Name of Company that Will Have Control of all Attractions and Concessions During the Horse Fair. A contract has been closed by the Commercial Club with Mr. Chuck Meek of Chicago, manager of the New Exposition Shows, whereby all free ' acts, concessions, show attractions and riding devices for the Horse Fair are to be furnished by Mrl Meek’s company. Under the arrangements made the public are assured of. all that is desirable in fall celebration festivities and attractions. Not only have the Committee arranged for an additional concert band to assist the home boys in furnishing music, but three or more highly sensational and entertaining free acts are scheduled for performances twice daily, and many novel and refined shows have been billed for the week. Something hew in the line of merry-go-rounds in the way of the Parker jumpinghorse carry-us-all, has also been contracted for. All orts of legitimate concessions and booths will line the streets■, and public square. All free acts and shows open Tuesday night, Sept. 12, and continue through the week. The Arrangement committee have engaged the New Exposition shows for this event on account <?F’fFfe"splenHi(f reputation which this company bears for its highclass entertaining attractions, and the public is not only assured of the best in the amusement line, but will be given the most courteous attention by all connected with any branch of the celebration. xx

FOUND FINE PEARL

Eli Critser Makes Valuable Find In the River Near Lamson Bridge. Eli Critser was in the city Thursday showing a pearl as large as a good-sized pea which he found in a mussel in the Iroquois, near the Lamson bridge, west of town. While we have seen many small pearls found in the river here, this one is by far the largest and finest we ever saw, and is no doubt worth several hundred dollars. Mr. Critser was offered SIOO for his firftf by a traveling man who saw it, but he will take it to the city and learn its actual worth before disposing of it. The value of pearls depends to a great extent on their perfect form and color. No one here knows much about them, but this one seems perfect in shape arid is of a light or cream color and quite heavy. The find will probably impel many other people to try their luck.

’Tis Discouraging.

Eugene Purtelle, the alleged traction promotor, says he can use 500 laborers on the Kankakee marsh if he can get them. Well, Mr. Purtelle can undoubtedly get them if he will pay their wages, but it knocks the heart out of a man to work for a piece of paper, which he is informed upon taking to a bank, is worthless. —Hammond Times.

Funeral of Dr. Merrill.

The funeral exercises by the Masons were held over the remains of Dr. Merrill at the residence on Front street at 2 p. in., Wednesday and the body was then taken to the depot and shipped to Chicago on the 2:53 p. m., train and burial made in Oakwood cemetery Thursday. Drs. English, .Hemphill, Loy, Gwin, Kresler and Washburn were pall-bearers here. ~ Dr. Merrill had made many warm friends during his_resi-

dence here who deplore his sudden taking off and deeply sympathize with the sorrowing wife and daughters.

Father of Mrs. J. D. Allman Dead.

Jesse D. Allman went to Connersville Thursday to join his wife, who was called there the first of the week on account of the serious illness of her father, Levi Hawkins, who died Wednesday at 3:30 a. m., aged about 74 years. Levi Hawkins, a cousin of the deceased, and wife, who are visiting here with Mr. and Mrs. Allman, were" unable to go to Connersville Thursday on account of sickness. The funeral was held yesterday at Lafayette, the old home of the deceased.

Rev. Rardin Goes to Dunkirk.

Rev. Rardin, for past 2 years pastor of the Rensselaer circuit of the M. P. church, left Wednesday for his new field of labor at Dunkirk, Ind. He is succeeded here by Rev. Daniel Myers of Maples, Allen county. By the way, Rev. Rardin and wife leave Rensselaer considerably poorer—or richer than when they came, all three of their children having married since coming to Jasper county and all within the last three months, two of them within the past month. < Mr. Rardin says he told his wife if they didn’t get out of Jasper county someone would be stealing her from him. The Democrat unites with the many friends of Rev. and Mrs. Rardin in wishing them well in their new field.

Presbyterian Missionary Society Meetings.

There will be a held at the home of Mrs. C W. Hanley by the ladies of the' Presbyterian Missionary Society, Sept. sth, from 3 to 5 o’clock, for Mrs. J. P. Engstrom. A cordial invitation to all the other missionary societies of the city to be present at this reception, is extended. Mrs. J. P. Engstrom, field secretary to the Board of Home and Foreign Missions, will deliver a lecture on the evening of Sept.' 5 at the Presbyterian church at 7 :30 o’clock. A cordial invitation is given to all the other churches and missionary societies to be present at this meeting. The lecture is free, but a collection will be taken for the benefit of'the “Jubilee Fund.”

A Question

and a comparison. A recent burial at Lowell revealed a condition which shocked the father and mother who had about one year ago laid away a loving child in a cement vault. The vault was opened to have the body placed in one of the snow-white tombs of the Lowell Mausoleum. The cement vault, costing S2OO, was opened and to the heart-broken parents a sight was revealed too distressing to be seen—it was filled to the brim with water. The- last kind act’ which parents could bestow to their loved one turned ,t ra ’ tor and made the cold unfriendly grave more horrible by forming a receptacle for that which they intended to keep out. Could such a condition exist within the marble palace about to be erected in this community in which 4now-white tombs in corridors of marble, with mosiac floors, opalescent glass in windows of solid bronze castings? Exist? Absolutely. No! These tombs will be sold at the low cost of $l5O during the promotion of the building, when it is completed the price will be advanced. The proposed structure here is to be one of the most extravagent in artistic beauty and wifi be the elite of mausoleum entombment. xx / .

Card of Thanks.

We desire to express our sincere thanks to the many kind neighbors and ‘friends who assisted us during the sickness and death of our husband and father. — Mrs. W. W. Merrill and Family.

Don’t wait and lei someone else beat you to it. Buy the best shoe in town at the very lowest price.— Lon Kiser, near the depot.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA. SATURDAY, SEPT. 2, 1911.

“SO MANY READ THE DEMOCRAT”

Is Burden of Candidates Plaint in the Plano Contest SHOULD BE “BET ’EM ALL” No Reason Why Republicans Should Not Take the Best Paper in the County as Well as Democrats—Lizzie Wiseman Up to Second Place Again. Some contestants say: “It seems as if everybody was now taking The Democrat, and I can hardly find anyone I ask to subscribe but says ‘I am already taking it and have been a regular subscriber Tor several years.’” Well, while it is a fact that nearly “everybody reads The Democrat,” and it goes into hundreds of republican homes as well as practically every democratic home- in Jasper county, the population of our county is constantly changing, ’and, while those moving out have The Democrat sent to their new home, those coming in to take their places will also want the leading county paper and will subscribe for it if you will see them. Others —many republicans who have lived in the county for years —are onjy prejudiced because of the paper’s politics, and would 'really like to take the paper and will do so if you go to them and ease their “conscience” a little by telling them that it is to help you thaUyoji want them to subscribe. Then there are hundreds of renewals right along, and a renewal counts half as many as a new subscriber —1.500 votes for each year renewed. If for five years, $1,700 votes! Look after these renewals and try to get your share of them. The certificates given by the stores handling them —a list of which appears below also help, and you should have your friends ask for these certificates with each cash purchase and save them for you. Remember these certificates are given absolutely free, and the person who tells you that they are added to the price charged you for goods is merely -trying to work off a case of sour grapes. The extra trade brought the merchant by reason of his using theSe certificates compensates him many times over for the small outlay for the certificates". He doesn’t have to add anything on to the price of his goods, but can really sell them cheaper than before, because of his increased sales. Ask any of the merchants handling the certificates if this is not so. In the line-up of candidates, Miss Lizzie Wiseman jumps up to second place again* while Ida Hurley retains third place. Several other changes in the standing of candidates will be noted. Following is the line-up today :

Maribell Kays, Rensselaer Lizzie Wiseman, Virgie Ida Hurley, Parr Loretta Nagel, Rensselaer Ethel M Fisher, Rensselaer Alice Daniels, Rensselaer Bessie McElfresh, Rensselaer R-l Mildred Rush, Rensselaer R-3 Victoria Marsh, Rensselaer R-3 Lucy Morgenegg, Rensselaer R-l Arkana Ritchey, Remington R-3 Mary Bice, Rensselaer, R-4 Fairy Pollard, Rensselaer R-4 SteMa Platt, Rensselaer Ruth Wiltshire, Rensselaer Bernice Yeoman, Rensselaer R-2 Elsie Smith, Rensselaer Lena Trulley, Rensselaer, R-l Wllda Green, Remington May Shook, Kniman Ruth E Bull, Rensselaer Myrtle Leavel, Rensselaer Anna Marion, Parr Mary Halsema, Rensselaer Mary Gaunt. Remington R-3 Lucy Fulks, Remington R-4 Edna Ward, Rensselaer R-4 Lois Spencer, Wolcott Hazel Shumaker, Rensselaer R-4 Martha Critser, Rensselaer, R-3 Helen Horsewood, R-4 Marie Moore, Rensselaer Star Route • '

The following stores give certificates, one vote for a cent, with each cash purchase. Cut the list out, and carry it with you every time you go shopping. And ask everybody you see to

do the same, reminding them, of course, to save their coupons for YOU, The list is : D. M. Worland, Furniture and Hugs Cleve Eger, Hardware C. Earl Duvall, Clothing and Gents Furnishings B. F. Fendig, Drug Store Sam Fendig, Dry Goods Mrs. Mary Meyer-Healy, Millinery Store t Scott Bros., Harness Home Grocery, Groceries Jessen, the Jeweler I>epot Grocery, Groceries B. N. Fendig, Exclusive Shoe Dealer C. A. Roberts, Buggies, Wagons and Corn Harvesters. Spencer’s Jewelry Store, Remington. Peck’s Drug Store, Remington. Worden’s Harness Shop, Remington. Surrey Store, General Merchandise, Surrey W. L. Wood, General Merchandise, Parr Alx Store, General Merchandise, Aix Whited’s General Store, Wheat- , field

THE COUNTY INSTITUTE

The Jasper County Teachers’ Institute has been in session all week, ending yesterday. The instructors were Prof. Sanders (former Supt. of the Rensselaer schoolsj now of LaCross, Wis., where he is engaged in Normal work), Prof. Gillan, and Miss Votaw, Prof. Latta of Purdue; Prof. Burnett, State Course of Study, Miss Minnie Tinkham, pianist, Miss La Vera Lee, secretary. Tuesday evening a reception was given the teachers in the east court room and a lap supper served. The township schools will all open this year at the same time, Monday, Sept. 11. Following are the names of the teachers enrolled:

Bess Hogan Mrs. John Gwin Fned S. Tyler Lural Anderson Minnie Hemphill Myra Watson **■ Zelda Daugherty Helen Lamson Dolly Hershman Chas. M. Sharp Estella Sage Louise Strantz Edythe VanArsdel Mary Miles Fae Bradford Faye Irwin Mary Jacks India Roberts Agnes Kahler 'Margaret Yeager Gertrude Besse Harrison Large Mabel Karch Rc r, s Dean Irving Peregrine Luvie Gunyon Nellie Eck Day Jordan Clara E. Hutton L. G. Wesley Guy Reed , William Lee Clara Brusnahan Esther Fry Elizabeth Hemphill Anna Jasperson Nell Ryan Leah Knox Leota Wasson June Jessup Mary Goetz Grace Norris Katherine Shields Ruth Miller Grace Daugherty Alice Eib Jennie Eib Jessie Knox Della Knapp Wllda Greene Lena Williamson G. H. Hammerton A. Dekoker John D. Matt Edith Adams Lora Bruce Otto Schwanke Anna Heirmansen Tillie Malcho Cuba Grogsnickle Elizabeth Luers Pearle Babcock Mary Bartee R. C. McDonald Edward Koster Belle Southard Ethel Sharp Grace Poole Grace Warnock Orla D. Gleason Floyd Johnston Esther Peterson Grace Worland M. E. Bartoo Floy Williams Oka Pancoast Pearl Wasson Bannard Blake Macleline Ramp Jessie Williamson Flora Kahler Ruth McAlpin La Vera Lee I. N. Warren Ethel Perkins Nelle Stalbaum Wilma Peyton Ethel Egam fora Dexter Chas. M. Blue Stella Nelson Jane Parkinson Grace Petyon “ . ~ ' Maud Rader

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs from the Various Departments < X OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized— Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. Commissioners’ court meets in regular monthly session Monday. —-o The White circuit court convenes for the September term on next Monday. —* The September term of the Jasper circuit court will convene one week from Monday, on Sept. 11. —o —• The county council will meet next Tuesday to make appropriations for county expenditures for the calendar year 1912. — o —’ Six marriage licenses were issued last month, against eight for the month previous and four for the month of August, 1910. —o— The various township advisory’ boards will meet next Tuesday) to act on the estimates of township expenditures and tax levies for next year. 1 —IO-M Albert S. Keene has been appointed administrator „of the estate of Caroline Jackson, late of Wheatfield, who leaves an estate of $5,000. —o— Dave Gleason was down from Demotte Thursday* vowing vengeance on his son-in-law, Hugh Bums, with whom he had a setto Sunday and Sunday night. So far as known here Burns is still at liberty. —o— C. P. Wright & Son report the sale of the Haag farm of 220 acres southwest of town, to John Uphoss of Onarga, 111., the consideration being $14,800. The present tenant will occupy the farm another year, we understand. ,o— No. 7766. Edward Greenlee vs Newton SchodF' Township; action to collect pay for transporting his two children from an abandoned school district to the district in which they were transferred, under an alleged agreement with the township trustee. Demand $339. —ChMarriage licenes issued: Aug. 31, Charles Arthur Downs, son of F. B. Downs, of Newton tp. aged 19, occupation farmer, to Ruth Winona Yeoman, daughter of Robert J. Yeoman, also of Newton tp., aged’ 23* occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each, father of groom giving written consent to marriage. . —o— There are now 82 civil cases undisposed of on the circuit court docket, of which 12 are for divorce, or every 6 5-6 case on the docket is a divorce case. Seven of these divorce complaints have been filed since the close of the regular April term of court. During the same period 29 marriage licenses have been issued. On this basis the proportion of misfit marriages itj Jasper county, is about one to four. —o— J New suits filed: Stanton T. Spencer vs. Fred Lanie; complaint on warranty. Demand $l5O. Plaintiff states that On July 29, 1911, he bought a certain horse of defendant for S2OO which was warranted sound, but instead the animal was badly wind-broken and not worth more than one-fourth the sum paid. No. 7764. Gustav Feeleke vs. John Vanßuskirk, et al.; action to quiet title. . L ■- - No. 7765, State, ex rel. vs. Ed-

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ward P. Lane, trustee, et al. ; action for damages by reason of the abandonment of school No. 1 in Newton tp., by reason of which three of relator’s children aged 9,8, and 7 years, respectively transferee! to school No. 4, V/2 miles away, and that no transportation was provided for them and relator had to provide his own transportation in an open vehicle and causing illness to said children, anxiety, worry, inconvenience, and expense to relator.

MANY REMONSTRATE

Against Proposed Street and Highway Improvement. Four remonstrance papers are being circulated against favorable action by the county commissioners on the petition for the bricking of Forest, Cullen and Washington streets to the Washington street bridge and thence making to St. Joseph’s College a tariod roadway, which improve-ment-is proposed to be made by a city and township tax under the “three-mile law.” The remonstrances are being signed l>y many who signed the petition without giving the matter much thought and who will now ask to have their names stricken from the petition before the county commissioners take action thereon. Various objections are raised to the proposed improvement. One being that it is not bpdly needed at present; another that brick is not the proper material for a residence street especially, the greater portion of which this is, travel over it making too much noise; others that it is too much expense to go to now, also that it is an injustice to other property owners who have paid for improving their own streets to help pay for bricking in front of other business property. Judging from what we hear said about it it is probable the opposition will be so strong that nothing will be done towards ordering the improvement.

Creamery Will Change Location

Alex Merica & Son have decided to move their creamery, the Rensselaer Cream station,, into the Makeever room formerly occupied by the American Ex press Co., which they are now getting ready, putting in a cement floor, partitioning off a portion of the room to make the washroom separate from the creamery proper, and to add to the sanitary condition of the creamery. The chief purpose for the move seems to be to raise the creamery to a point of higher sanitation and cleanliness. The move will be made as soon as the necessary repairs are finished.

Return From Dakota Trip.

L. A. Harmon returned Wednesday from his trip to Mitchell, So. Dak., and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nagel and Adam Nagel got home Thursday. They had a very pleasant trip and visited practically all the former Rensselaer people now living in that vicinity, A. J. Harmon taking them in his auto all over that section of country. All are well pleased with the country and happy and prosperous, for while their crops are less this year than usual they are not a failure by any means. The Nagel boys think it a mighty fine country, but say the Iry weather has hurt the crops considerably this year, which is unusual there. Joe says he saw no better corn any place along the line between here and Mitchell than we have right here, and he_ did see a great deal that was much poorer, in fact a great deal that was completely ruined by the drought. William Kenton had just returned from a visit with his brother " Jasper in Kansas, and in that -vicinity crops were very short and it was predicted corn would reach $1 per bushel before another crop was raised there. Joe thinks this is to be a short crop year all “over- the country, and says if there is going to be any great corn corn crop in the west he doesn’t know where, it is. Illinois and Iqwa are both gonig to be'way short and reports from Kansas and Nebraska are the same.

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