Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 October 1911 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

Sl3O Per Year.

SUBSIDIES ARE VOTED DOWN

Carpenter and Newton Tups. Defeat Partello's Scheme DECISIVE VOTE AGAINST TAX To Aid the Discredited Com- '• pany, and It Is Now to Be Hoped Purtelle Will Hie Himself to Some Other Clime.

The subsidy elections in Carpenter and Newton tps. Saturday to vote a 1% per bent tax for Purtelle’s electric railroad scheme resulted in a cold turndown for the'discredited promotor, and it would indeed seem that he and the few, very few, people here who profess to still have confidence in him, would take a tumble to the fact that he is down and out here so far as Rensselaer and Jasper county is concerned; that he is thoroughly discredited and, can do nothing whatever to re-establish himself in the confidence of our people. In Carpenter tp. the subsidy was defeated by 85 majority, ’O4 for to 189 against, and in Newton it was defeated by 40 majority, 20 for to 68 against. These figures are unofficial. The vote will be canvassed here tomorrow. In Newton tp. the proposition lacked three of receiving as many votes as there were signers to the petition, many of the petitioners being utterly disgusted because Purtelle had not put up a good bond as he had promised. The unofficial vote in Carpenter by precincts was as follows: For -Against East ....39 60 West 26 75 South 39 54 ’ Total 104 189 A surety company bond for SIOO was put up in the. Carpenter subsidy election case by Purtelle, as a guarantee that the expense of the election would be paid in the event of its failure to cany, and in Newton Purtelle as president of his company filed a guarantee to pay. Now let the county commissioners order the collection of these cosfs instead of saddling it on the county.

Celebrates Ninety-Fifth Anniversary.

Grandmother Antrim celebrated the ninety-fifth anniversary of her birth at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Rachel Scott, in Rensselaer Sunday. In addition" to the immediate home relatives in attendance were Julius Huff and family of south of town; Mrs. Howe and two children and Mrs. Antrim’s brother, R. L. P. Massey of Medary ville: Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Antrim and son and George Antrim and two sons of Porter county. The elder gentlemen are sons of Mrs Antrim. Notwithstanding her great age, Mrs. Antrim is enjoying very good health and is about the house all the time. She bids fair to live to celebrate several more birthday anniversaries.

Wm. Augspurger Charged With Being Insane.

Wm. Augspurger, a prominent farmer of Newton tp., was arrested Monday on an affidavit sworn out before Squire Irwin by Ernest Morlan. charging him with being a person of unsotmd mind and dangerous to the .community to be at large. Mr. Augspurger will fight the proceedings ?nd gave a bond in the sum of SSOO. with C. J. Dean as surety, for his appearance yesterday afternoon for trial. - , Quite a number of witnesses will be heard on both sides, it was understood, and as the trial was not finished at the hour of going to press, we are unable to give the outcome in this issue of The Democrat. - While the affidavit is merely

the regular form for proceedings of this kind, the reasons for it given by Mr. Morlan, as we learn them, are as follows. While Mr. Morlan and his father were going to. the polls Saturday to vote on the railroad subsidy, Mr. Augspurger was standing in his barn door with a revolver in his hand, and a shot was fired—the Morlans say at them — and struck a wire in the fence at the side of the road. As they looked toward Augspurger, they claim attracted by the shot, he had the gun leveled at them and fired again. As we understand, Mr. Augspurger claims that he was shooting at a rat near the barn and was not shooting at the Morlans at all. Many matters of neighborhood differences were expected to come up at the hearing that would bear out the insanity charge, it was stated.

VIOLENT WIND STORM

Crosses Western Indiana at a Fifty Mlie an Hour Gait——Much Damage Done. Saturday evening a violent wind storm crossed western Indiana at a rate of 50 miles an hour, and did damage estimated at SBO,OOO. In Hillsboro, Fountain county, the estimated loss financially is $50,000. while at Ben Davis, where the town was almost blown away, the loss is estimated at 525,000. The loss to the farming communities is also quite heavy much damage being done to orchards and outbuildings and telegraph telephone lines were heavy' financial losers. In-Jasper county the full force of the storm w'as not felt. The principal damage done being near Swaney Makeever’s, in Newton tp., where the summer kitchen was blown off the foundation, the whel of the windmill was blown down, the top of the corn crib was blown off and several rods of rail fence razed. ."'.-L,'.

MARBLE DITCH ENGINEER

Seriously Injured With Four Others in a Motor Car Derailment. C. J. Hobbs of Kersey, recently appointed engineer of the Marble ditch, was seriously injured, and Frank E. Lewis, general manager of the Gifford railroad; Jos. Hilliard, assistant cashier of the Bank of Wheatfield. and P. A. Lafond, agent for the C. I. & S. R. R., at Kersey, suffered minor injuries Thursday night, when a motor car on the C. & E. I. R. R. in which they were riding struck a stray horse belonging to Lon Neese at Dunn’s siding, near the Kankakee river, killing the horse and throwing the car violently from the track. The nighf* was dark and foggy and they did not see the horse in time to avoid striking it. The injured men were compelled to wait at Dunn’s siding until the C. & E. I. operator at that place could walk to Wheatfield and procure assistance. Mr. Hobbs, whose skull is fractured, is in a critical condition and was not expected to recover, but the latest reports say he is improving and hope is entertained for his recovery.

Won Prizes at Parr.

L’ncle Charlie Pullins brought in a basket of strawberry apples Monday that won first premium at the Parr fall festival Saturday. where they were exhibited by Emmet Pullins, his sop, who raised them on the Iroquois River Farm in Barkley tp. There were 12 apples in the basket and they averaged just one pound each. Emmet also won first premium on his yearling draft filly, and L’ncle Charley got in first again on his suckling colt, that won first at the Rensselaer horse show. The colt is a draft horse colt, 5 months and 5 days old and weighed 800 pounds. i

Men’s heavy fleeced shirts and drawers, regular 50c values, our price 43c.—Rowles & Parker. Sale bills printed while you wait at The Democrat office

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18, 1911.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs from the Various JJepartments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized— Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices.

On complaint of Scott Brenneman John Critser was fined and costed $3.55 in Squire Bruner's court a few days ago for provoke. —° —* Marriage licenses issued: Oct. 16, Roy Mansberger of Roselawn. aged 29, occupation foreman construction company, son of Charles Mansberger of Baxter Springs, Kan., to Cora Baker, daughter of Robert Baker, also of Roselawn, aged 24, occupation housekeper.' First marriage for each. Married by Squire Irwin, in the clerk’s office. —o— Special Judge Charles Hanley of Rensselaer did not render a decision in the case of the American Maize Products Co. vs. E. A. Shedd and C. B. Shedd following the hearing of the arguments on the special findings of fact, yesterday. The case was con■tinued until two weeks from today, when the arguments on the special findings will be rendered. No intimation was given as to what his decision will be. The suit involved the question of the rights of the company under an easement which it secured from the Shedds to build a sewer and a pipe line through their property. —Saturday’s Hammond Times.

Squire Irwin had a neighbor- ' hood ‘quarrel to settle Saturday, when Mrs. Emerald Aldrich was brought before him on the charge of assault and battery on the person of Mrs. Arlie Rowen. i Both the parties live on the north side, where such affairs are not uncommon, and this one seems to have started over Mrs. Aldrich being charged by Mrs. Rowen with having driven to her own premises some chickens owned by tjie, latter. After the exchange of several compliments that would not look well in cold ' type the hair pulling began, and lit was providential that a wire fence separated the belligerents, otherwise it might have been necessary to have postponed the trial for the principals to recover from injuries. After hearing the evidence the Squire assessed a fine of SI and trimmings, $9.55 in all. and the parties repaired to their respective homes and sharpened up their tommyhawks for further hostilities, which it is said will take the form of an affidavit by Mrs. Aldrich charging Mrs. with provoke. —oh—• Speaking of the recent circuit court order establishing the Monon or Ketman ditch, the Pulaski County Democrat says: “It is not definitely stated w’hether or not there wlil be an appeal to the higher courts. If there is, as of course the remonstrants have a right to do, it will be a good many months before the upper court rules upon the appeal. If there is not, things wilj doubtless be put in shape to push the work next year. “The Monon is perhaps one of the largest drainage projects in the state. The ditch starts in Starke county, flows south clear across Pulaski and empties into the Tippecanoe in White county. Lands in Jasper county are also affected. As established the work includes the digging of an entirely new channel, several miles in length, around the rock toward the lower end of the ditch that has .made so much trouble in former dredgings. Several arms or branches, each good sized ditches by themselves, are included in the. project. The total number of cubic yards

oJ earth to be removed is 2,941,260. at an estimated cost of $352,566.34.”

New Time Card on the Monon.

A. new time card went into effect on the Monon Sunday by which a slight change is made in the Chicago-Indianapolis and Chicago-Louisville traips, Nos. 37 and 38, and Nos. 5 and 6, respectively. Under the new schedule No. 5, southbound, will leave Rensselaer at 11:20 a. m., (instead of 11:06). and No. 6, northbound, at 3:17 (instead of 3:15). No. 37 will go south at 11:51 a. m„ (instead of 11:30), and No. 38 north at 3:03 p. m., (instead of 2:58). Time of other trains is unchanged.

Another Death From Lockjaw.

Mrs. Marion RobinstA’- aged twenty years, died Saturday evening at her home in the east part of town from tetanus, commonly called lockjaw, after only a few hours illness. The woman had really been feeling bad for several days, and Saturday morning complained of a numbness in her limbs, gradually growing worse until shortly after noon when she was attacked with convulsions and later became unconscious. Two doctors were summoned and they soon decided that the woman was suffering from lockjaw. An unsuccessful attempt was made to secure some of the anti-tetanus serum from Lafayette, sometimes used successfully where the disease has not progressed too far, but at 5:30 p. m.. she passed away without having regained consciousness. The report was circulated Saturday evening that her death was caused from taking a headache powder, or but the doctors say that it was caused by the infection of a sore on her lip. Deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Crowder of southeast of town, and had been married only about one year. Mry Robinson is employed by Hamilton & Kellner. The funeral was held Monday at 2 p. m., from the Christian church, conducted by Rev. Winn, and burial made in the Weston cemetery.

NEAR AUTO VICTIMS.

Machine Turns Turtle But Occupants Escape Serious Injury. There was a miraculous escape from death in an auto accident near the Wm. Coen residence on the stone road north of town Monday evening about 6 o’clock. Thomas Watkins of Indianapolis, manager of a baseball team at Piqua, Ohio, who was visiting his mother at Mt. Ayr, started from Rensselaer to Mt. Ayr in Watkins’ “Cole 30” with John Bicknell and J. M. Miller of Mt. Ayr, and John Madison of Wheatfield. Watkins was driving the car, with Bicknell in the front seat beside him. Miller and Mhdison were in the rear, seat. The rain had made the road slippery, and after leaving the corporation limits Watkins let the machine out, and it was probably running 30 miles an hour when it skidded, and to avoid striking a telephone pole the driver turned the steering wheel so that the machine turned a complete summersault and landed at the edge of the road bottom up. \U the occupants were pinned undeF the top. rivhich was up at the time, and alone saved them ♦rom death or serious injury. Miller crawled out from under the wreckage first and assiste l the others out.. His neck was wrepched slightly and Watkins got on leg twisted a little. Otherwise they were uninjured. The auto had leaped 30 feet by actual measurement, and was quite badly wrecked. One front wheel and one rear wheel was smashed, the glass front broken, top wrecked, etc. Watkins' went to Inlianapolis yesterday on the early morning train to secure repairs fpr the machine.” 1

Sale bills at Democrat office.

CANDIDATES ARE HUSTLING HARD

In The Democrat’s Great $350 Piano Contest VOTES ARE COMING IN FAST Practically No Changes In LineUp—Contestants are Striving Hard to Win Beautiful Premiums—Time Growing Short.

While there are practically no changes among the leaders of The Democrat’s big piano contest, the majority of the contestants are striving hayd to win one of the beautiful premiums in the contest, and votes are pouring in. The majority of the candidates realize that the time 4s getting short and that if they expect to secure a premium they must hustle and hustle hard. The contest closes December 23, and many of those who have been content to trail along allowing some one else to set the pace have buckled down to work in earnest. The standing today is: Ida Hurley, Parr Loretta Nagel, Rensselaer Maribell Kays, Rensselaer Lizzie Wiseman, Virgie Ethel M Fisher, Rensselaer Alice Daniels, Rensselaer Fairy Pollard, Rensselaer R-4 Bessie McElfresh, Rensselaer R-l Victoria Marsh, Rensselaer R-3 Arkana Ritchey, Remington R-3 Mildred Rush, Rensselaer R-3 Wilda Green, Remington Lucy Morgenegg, Rensselaer R-l Stella Platt, Rensselaer Mary Bice, Rensselaer, R-4 Myrtle Leavel, Rensselaer Ruth E Bull, Rensselaer Elsie Smith, Rensselaer Ruth Wiltshire. Rensselaer May Shook, Kniman Mary Halsema, Rensselaer Lena Trulley, Rensselaer, R-l Bernice Yeoman, Rensselaer R-2 Hazel Shumaker, Rensselaer R-4 Lucy Fulks, Remington R-4 Anna Marion, Parr Mary Gaunt. Remington R-3 Edna Ward, Rensselaer R-4 Lois Spencer, Wolcott Martha Critser, Rensselaer, R-3 Marie Moore, Rensselaer . Star Route

Candidates should bear in mind that it is the subscriptions secured that count fastest; 1500 votes for each year’s renewal, and 3000 votes for each year on new subscriptions. A five year renewal counts 7500 and a five year new subscriber counts 15,000. The free voting certificates given with purchases at the stores also count up quite fast, and candidates should urge their friends to be sure to ask for them with each cash purchase at these stores. » D. M. Worland, Furnit are and Hogs Cleve Eger, Hardware C. Earl I>uvaU, Clothing and Gents Furnishings B. 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 Air Store, General Merchandise, Aix Reed’s General Store, Virgie

APPRAISEMENT ORDERED

Of College Land Desired by J. Rufus Purtelle for Right-of-Way of Mythical Road. At the hearing of the Purtelle condemnation proceedings vs. the St. Joseph’s College people for a right-of-way for his alleged proposed railroad, before Judge Hanley Saturday afternoon, but little was brought out against the notorious promotor. The law, it seems, ignores practically all the rights of the individual, and no matter what the corporation has been guilty of—in this case through its president, who

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is the whole works—there is no way of shutting it off. The court seemed reluctant to order an appraisement, but could do nothing, and appointed J. J. Hunt and Delos Thompson of Rensselaer, and T. F. Maloney, of Fefft to make the appraisement. •hey to meet on Monday, Oct. 30. On the filing of their report, we understand, the amount of the appraisement must be paid into court — actual money, not Purtelle checks—or tendered to the land owner. Should this be done and there be no contest over the amount fixed, then Purtelle can go on the ground and tear it up any way he pleases and hold it five years without ever running a car over it or laving a rail before it reverts back to the owner. we are told. It was the holding of this right-of-way should anyone come along with real mortey to put through a road that the college people feared, and for this reason they had refused to enter into any contract with Purtelle, they having no confidence in him or his ability to do anything. When told that this money npist be paid on the filing of the report of the appraisers; Father Seifert, president of the college, stated that he was satisfied and would not worry over the matter, intimating that he had no fears that the money would be paid. Pirtelle was represented by John A. Dunlap, and the college by E. P. Honan, attorneys, and the former stated that his company was an Indiana corporation, and gave the date of incorporation. On cross-examination by Mr. Honan, Purtelle said that he was the? president and general manager, also treasurer of the company; said W. F. Brucker of Monticello was its secretary; J. D. Timmons and C. D. Meeker, also of Monticello, and Geo. W. Goff, late of Rensselaer, were directors. Asked where the general Offices 6T the company w'ere located, he said at AJonticello, but didn’t know’ in what building it was. His own office, he said was in Chicago, but admitted it was in with some attorney, or that he had no regular offices, that the number given was an attorney’s office. Asked if he had ever paid the SSO which he agreed to pay the college people for damage done on their land by his unwarranted and unauthorized trespass on said grounds, he mumbled and attempted to explain that he expected some one else—the Rensselaer Commercial Club, we believe—to pay this. But it has never been paid. He claimed to have had some sort of. permission from Father Geitl to go on the ground and cut down the trees. After the proceedings were practically over Father Seifert asked permission of the court to say a few words, and in a concise manner he stated the position of the college toward an electric road; that its position had been published in the papers and from the housetops. They wanted a road and were willing and anx r ibus to give right-of-way free gratis to anyone that could do something, .but if the right-of-way was taken under such action as Purtelle was now’ seeking it ’would not be donated. Purtelle had not made good on any of his numerous promises to anyone. He had gone on their grounds a trespasser and done considerable damage and threatened to shoot him or any of the college men should Ahey try to stop him. Then, when they were about to prosecute him. Had agreed to pay the college SSO for the damage done, but it had never been paid.

Monticello Boosters Coming.

A crowd of Monticello people with 40 autos, and two and perhaps three bands, will be in Rensselaer tomorrow, whooping ’er up for the Monticello horse show, to be held the latter days of the present month. Their schedule makes them due here at 11:15, stopping one hour, elaving at 12:55; Remington 12:55, leave at 1:10; Wolcott 1 30, leave at 1:40.

We want you to see those new Fall Kuppenheimer Suits and Overcoats.— Rowles & Parker.

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