Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1911 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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Piano Certificates at Reed’s Store In Virgie.

Arrangements have been made with Mr. John Reed, proprietor of the Virgie store, for handling voting certificates at that place in The Democrat’s popular piano contest. These certificates will be given out free with all cash purchases of five cents or more, and count one vote for each cent represented. People residing in that vicinity can materially aid their favorite candidate by calling for these certificates with every cash purchase made at Mr. Reed’s store.

Bam Struck By Lightning.

During the storm Thursday morning John Remley’s barn in the north part of the city, was struck by lightning and the whole upper north end was torn to kindling wood and the'pieces scattered about for a radius of forty or fifty feet. The lower part of the north side was ripped loose and badly broken up, nec - essitating the removal of the boards. A peculiar phase of the stroke was that the barn was packed almost full of straw but it did not catch fire, although chips of the wood were thrown all over the straw. The bain is fully covered by insurance in the C. B. agency.

Special Car for Rensselaer Odd Fellows.

John Priest, traveling passenger agent for the Monon, was in the city yesterday and stated that a special” coach would be attached to the regular morning train next Wednesday for the accommodation of Rensselaer Odd Fellows and Rebekahs who wish to go to Indianapolis to attend the Sovereign Grand Lodge meeting. That it would be set off in the yards at the union station and would be at their service at 11 p. m., that night, for return on the train leaving Indianapolis at 2:48 a. m. This train will stop at Rensselaer Thursday morning. The round trip rate.from Rensselaer will be $3.30.

When It Goes, It Goes Like Hellee, But—

Harry Murray is the first rural mail carrier out •of Rensselaer to adopt the auto for carrying mail. He has bought Joe Hammond’s Brush runabout, and now skims over his route in a jiffy—that is, he does when the roads are good and everything works right. He started down town Thursday morning, however, and not being very familiar with these cranky and contrary varmits, it balked with him when half way between his home and the postoffice and it was raining slightly at the time, too. When he reached the postoffice, after leaving the balky machine in the _ road, the other carriers thought he had forded the raging Iroquois.

Facts vs. Fabrications.

Purtelle has again moved his field of labor on his proposed traction line, and his outfit of tools, etc., have been moved from Thayer to the Lawler ranch west of Fair Oaks, according to our Fair Oaks correspondent. A great many falsehoods have been told about the number of men he has had at work near Thayer and the work done. As a matter of fact he has never had but a few men at work, and none of these, so far as learned have ever been paid. The “work” done north of Thayer consists in some very flimsy trestle work just south of the Kankakee river that would not bear the weight of an ordinary automobile, and could be erected in three days with a half-dozen good men. The men who did this “work” quit because no “mon” was in evidence, and he has no one at “work” now so far as we have learned. These are the facts,, and The Democrat can see no good reason for concealing them. The public has a right to know the truth in this matter, and for one The Democrat will not try to deceive.

See Vance Collins

for Buckley Grain Drills and Miller Monroe Spreader—West side public square, Rensselaer.

IDA HURLEY IS LEADER AGAIN

In Democrat’s Piano Race With lizzie Wiseman Second MARIBEL KAYS STILL THIRD Leaders Are See-Sawing Among Themselves to See Who Will Set the Pace—Other Contestants Coming Fast. Ida Hurley of Parr, who was leader a week ago, is back in first place in the piano race with Lizzie Wiseman dropping back to second, and Maribel Kays remaining third. In the last three issues of The Democrat each of these candidates has been in the lead, and the'closeness of the race among them as to which shall set the pace can readily be seen by the way they see-saw back and forth in the top position. That the leaders are .not only crowding one another, but many of those who have heretofore been content to follow another’s lead have decided it is time to hustle, evidenced by the way th? others are to the front. The standing *to date is: Ida Hurley, Parr ■- 1 Lizzie Wiseman, Virgie Maribell Kays, Rensselaer Ethel M Fisher, Rensselaer Loretta Nagel, Rensselaer Alice Daniels, Rensselaer Bessie McElfresh, Rensselaer R-l Fairy Pollard, Rensselaer R-4 Lucy Morgenegg, Rensselaer R-l Victoria Marsh, Rensselaer R-3 Mildred Bush, Rensselaer R-3 Mary Bice, Rensselaer, R-4 Arkana Ritchey, Remington R-3 Stella Platt, Rensselaer Ruth Wiltshire. Rensselaer Ruth E Bull, Rensselaer Myrtle Deavel, Rensselaer Elsie Smith, Rensselaer Lena Trulley, Rensselaer, R-l May Shook, Kniman Bernice Yeoman, Rensselaer R-2 Wilda Green, Remington Mary Halsema, Rensselaer Lucy Fulks, Remington R-4 Anna Marion, Parr Mary Gaunt. Remington R-3 Edna Ward, Rensselaer R-4 Hazel Shumaker, Rensselaer R-4 Lois Spencer, Wolcott Martha Critser, Rensselaer, R-3 Marie Moore, Rensselaer Star Route Helen Horsewood, R-4

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 Bugs Cleve Eger, Hardware C. Earl Duvall, Clothing and Gents Furnishings 11. F. Fendig, Drug Store Sam Fendig, Dry Goods Mrs. Mary Meyer-Healy, Millinery Scott Bros., Harness Home Grocery, Groceries Jessen, the Jeweler Depot 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 Aix Store, General Merchandise, Air Whited’s General Store, Wheatfield ‘ Reed’s General Store, Virgie While new subscriptions and renewals count most and fastest, the free voting certificates given by merchants with each cash purchase should not be overlooked. Candidates should urge their friends to ask for them with each purchase at the stores handling them. They cost the purchaser not one penny and are an essential help to the candidates for whom they are voted. Be sure to sign all certificates and coupons before handing~tfiem in. I Contestants should .remember the green 5c free certificates good for 1,000 votes are limited to one to each candidate. In other words, each candidate gets one of those certificates when her name is first placed in the con-

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER. JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA. SATURDAY, SEPT. 16, 1911.

test, and she is credited with 1,000 votes, but no candidate can vote more than one of these certificates. Each contestant in the race has been credited with one of these coupons and it will save time and trouble if, in the future, candidates will refrain from sending in these coupons.

Stock Company Plays.

“Our Stock Company” will give two good plays at the Ellis Theater Friday and Saturday evenings. The production of “Dolores,” given Thursday evening, although not attended by a very large crowd, was a splendid play and the audience was well pleased. The company will be in the city every Thursday evening for the season and judging from the liberal patronage and applause accorded them in the past, they will no doubt have a very successful season. They have a very strong cast of players who are very able in their several parts. All lovers of good, clean plays should make arrangements to attend.

Old Business Stand Changes Hands.

William Broadie, for more than a third of a century engaged in the meat market business in Remington, has sold out his shop, building and grounds and the five acres of land on which his slaughter house is located, to Jake Hensler and John Zimmermarf? and will devote his attention to stock buying. Messrs. Hensler and Zimmerman will continue the business. The consideration is said to have been $2,500. t Mr. Broadie has been engaged in the butcher business in Remington continuously since 1878, and from 1887 up to perhaps ten years ago county commissioner C. T. Denham was connected with him in the business, under the firm name of Denham & Broadie. Since purchasing Mr. Denham’s interest he has conducted the business alone.

Rensselaer Man Arrested In Hammond.

Robert Anderson was arrested by Officers Bunde and Einsele on State steet for drunkenness and on suspicion yesterday afternoon. Anderson gave his home as Rensselaer and said he left there yesterday morning with two other men who were also arrested on suspicion of having held up a conductor on the Gary and Interurban between Hammond and Gary. The police understand he is wanted at Rensselaer for highway robbery. When Officer Burge saw him he thought he recognized him as being a partner of the man he shot in the leg about four months ago. He only had 35 cents when he was arrested, and upon searching his clothes a brick was found in his pocket. If nothihg is found in his past history he will be released with his partners..

No further clews have been been obtained by the police in regard to the holdup on a Ham-mond-Gary car Saturday when a conductor was robbed of $7 in change. The three drunks and suspects who were arrested Sunday were released yesterday noon when they proved that they left Rensselaer Sunday morning and knew nothing of the holdup. The police have been expecting a holdup of this sort for S9me time and it was in a desserted territory where they could make their getaway or not be detected. That the holdup men were a couple of amateurs is a common fact as they pointed the revolvers at the conductor and told him to hand over his money whereas he only gave them a small amount and was given time enough to pull a revolver from his pocket and shoot the robber. They also could have gone through the car and held up every person and made their escape.—Hammond Times.

A Court Decision. Watch the next edition for the Indiana court decision -pertaining ing to control of burial places within or without the city limits. . x All the news in The Democrat

GOT YOUNGER AFFINITY

With His Wife’s SBO0 —Jacob Kronfeld Forgot to Send for His Spouse in Russia. Recently Lena Macherinski, a middle-aged Russian Jewess, appeared in, Rensselaer and made inquiries of Irwin & Irwin for her husband, said to be posing as Jacob Kronfeld, whom, she alleges, left her in Russia some seven years ago, and came to this country to make his fortune. He induced- her, through flattering letters written honje, to part with some SBOO of her savings and then not only forgot to make arrangements for his wife’s joining him, but proceeded to take unto his hearth a younger and fairer bride. Mrs. Macherinski later had a conference with Jacob Kronfeld of Lewiston, she claiming he was the recreant husband, but in the course of a day or so sent a signed statement to Irwin & Irwin her attorneys here, that the Lewiston man was not her Jacob. The impression prevails that she got her SBOO returned and has decided to go elsewhere before investing in another husband, although this is only con jtcture in the face of her statement.

RAIN OF FOUR INCHES

Fell Here Thursday Morning According to the Government Guage at St. Joseph’s.

The biggest rain -We have had for several years fell here Thursday morning, the total fall being four inches and two onehundredths. The rain began at perhaps four o’clock and continued until after 8:00, a part of the time coming down in great torrents, too great for the capacity of the sewers to carry it off. It was by far the heaviest rain fall we have had for several years, and was general throughout this section of the state. There was considerable sharp lightning during the latter part of the rain, but little damage has been reported. Friday morning another quite heavy rain fell, but according to the official guage at St. Joseph’s College the latter was but 28 one-hundredths of an inch, while the former was four and two one-hundredths of an inch. While the rains no doubt kept many people away from the street carnival, they have thoroughly wet up the ground and been of great value to the farmers in the way of starting up the fall pastures and making the ground in good condition for fall plowing.

RAIN PLAYED HAVOC

With Leopold Alley and Contractors Will Lose Several Dollars. Despite the fact that the contractors say they told the city officials that they were making a mistake in not putting a fine rock over the coarse crushed stone used as a filler in the Monnett and Leopold alleys, instead of putting fine sand over the coarse stone, the latter plan was adopted, and Thursday morning’s big rain demonstrated that the contractors were right in their contention that the sand would go down in the crevices of rock and spoil the brick work. While apparently the Mon nett alley was little affected, as it had been completed and the ere /ices between the brick filled in with- sand and cement, it is believed it, too, will later go down as the two inches of sand on top of the coarse rock gradually works down in the crevices. On the Leopold alley the contractors had Jaid about onethird of the brick when the big rain came, and all of this work had to be taken up and the sand re-leveled. 1 A two inch layer of screenings, well 'wet down and rolled should have been placed on top of the coarser stone, then just enough sand used to level up the brick. But tfic specifications were otherwise, and the contractors can not be blamed in any way for the failure of the city to have proper specifications for the 'work. s .. .

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs from the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized— Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. John A. Dunlap went to Chicago on business Wednesday. Attorney Guy was over from Remington on business Wednesday. —<o—• Co. Supt. Lamson made a business trip to Chicago Thursday. —O— ; Judge Hanly went to Monticello Thursday to sit as special judge in a ditch cause. —o — A complete report of the proceedings of the circuit court will be found on another page. —io—— Ex-sheriff O’Connor was down from Kniman Wednesday and took a train here for Chicago to transact some business. —o— Announcement is made shat Auditor Leatherman, whose term of office expires with the close of this year, will take J. P. Hammond’s place in the First National Bank. Mr. Hammond, who is the auditor-elect, will take charge of the office January 1 j —o— New suits filed: No. 7773. Almira M. Stockton, et al. vs. Frank Osborne; appeal from allottment of Loughridge and Rupert ditches. No. 7774. Connecticut Mutual Life Ins. Co. vs. Charles Boes and Kate Boes; forecloseure of mortgage. Demand $4,000.

—o—Special Judge Marvin closed the Marble ditch hearing Wednesday and returned to his home in Monticello. The evidence is all in, the argument of attorneys heard, and Judge Marvin will go out over a part of the proposed ditch again and return here Friday, Sept. 29, to render his final findings in the cause. —o— No tidings are had of J. J. Weast, the soft drink dealer, in whose place five barrels alleged to contain beer were found last Sunday and Monday. A Lafayette party, from whom a big supply of pop was purchased, was here Thursday and yesterday morning took a dray load of his goods away from the place, the goods not having been settled for. It is alleged that Weast owes many debts about town, and the general opinion is that he will not come back at all. It is reported that he walked out eight miles ip the country Monday and then hired a party to drive him to Morocco, where he very likely caught a train.

—o General indignation is expressed on every hand at the sending of James Nelson, the carpenter, to the insane asylum, and most people believe that he will soon be released. As The Democrat has before remarked, it seems altogether too easy here to have a person declared of unsound mind, and had it not been for the criticisms of this ■ («» paper Jim Nelson would, have been sent to the asylum two years ago. It was all fixed up then to hold an inquest—and we’ve never known but one inquest to fail in the desired result, that of Lane of Jordan tp., a few years ago—and had it not been for the fear of general criticism poor Jim would then have been found insane and carted off to Longdiff. As it was the proposed inquest was never held. Unless a “patient” is really dangerous and cannot be kept in jail pending an inquiry into his sanity, The Dem-

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ocrat believes all such cases should be tried by a jury in the circuit court before they are railroaded off to the asylum without being given any opportunity to be heard or contest the proceedings.

Collegeville Items.

Last Sunday the President, Rev. Augustine Seifert, ,C. PP. S., delivered the introductory sermon of the year, read and explained the college rules of discipline to the students. In his discourse he dwelt particularly upon the value and importance of a college education, showing clearly to the students their in dividual duties, and the manner in which they can best persue their studeis to their own great advantage and pleasure. A. Copenolle, Ft. Wayne, Ind., spent Sunday at the college before going to St. Meinrad’s Seminary, St. Meinrad, Ind., to begin his phylosophical studies. George Hasser, the one-time star varsity pitcher, and John Bennett, a former general manager of base ball, last Saturday spent several hours on their old stamping grounds.

During the week much activity was in evidence; among both the senior and junior students. The juniors enjoyed the initiating of the new arrivals into the mysteries of college life; the smoking club put the newly arrived burners of the “weed” through a rigid third-degree performance. It may be a singular, but nevertheless a happy fact, that there has been no trouble of homesickness among the college boys as yet this season. An attempt is being made to revive the military organization at the college this year. The drills, maneuvers and tactics will be under the direction of Captain George Healey. /' Of the college societies, the Athletic Association was the first to begin its particular work of the new school year. A general mass meeting .was called by the director Sunday morning. The constitution of the organization read, and the purposes of the association explained to the new members. The election of officers was then held with the following results: Walter S. Reineck, president; Charles McArdle, secretary; Joseph Lili, treasurer. According to the regulations of the constitution the election of the various board member.s and managers will be held next Sunday.

Dancing School Announcement.

»To the People of Rensselaer:— On Saturday evening, Sept. 30, 1911, Professor E. M. Summers of Chicago, will open a select school of dancing at the armory. Instruction class will be held from 7:30 to 9:00 every Saturday evening, followed by an assembly from 9:00 to 11:30. The first regular term, comprising 12 lessons and assemblies will begin Sept, 30th and conclude Saturday, Dec. 16. Additional wardrobe space and seating arrangements have been arranged for, and Mrs. C. W. Rhoades has agreed to chaperon the young ladies. A special feature of the assemblies will be. a serial prize waltz, in which two couples will be selected each evening during five consecutive assemblies and at the sixth assembly,, the ten couples so chosen will waltz for' the final awardment of the prizes. All those desiring to enroll in the instruction class for the first term may sign up and procure season tickets at the following places:' Nowels’ restaurant C. Earl Duvall Larsh & Hopkins" 1 Little Indian Cigar Store Sam Duvall, Jr. - Price per term ticket, include ing admission to all assemblies, $4.50. Admission at the door, to those not holding term tickets, 75c per couple. For information see Sam Duvall, Jr. Why don’t you get envelopes printed with your name and address in one corner? None of your letters can then get lost. Looks business-like and makes a good impression on those you’ write to. You can get 100 for 50 cents at this office.