Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1912 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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PROBABLY FATALLY INJURED

Lafayette Boy Badly Crushed Here Sunday Night While Stealing a Ride. Albert Sweet, who was stealing a ride on the Monon passenger train No. 3, due in Rensselaer at 11:05 p. m„ was caught between the vestibules of the mail and baggage cars Sunday night as he was attempting to get off the train here. He was placed in charge of a physician and was taken to Lafayette Monday morning. He was crushed above the hips and the physician says that he will never be able to walk even if he survives the injury. His hips were crushed terribly. The railroad officials do not know where he boarded the train, but it is supposed he was coming down from Chicago. He was injured several years ago by the explosion of some fire works at the corner of Fourth and Columbia streets in Lafayette. He is seventeen years old and is a son of the late Joseph Sweet of Lafayette. His mother lives in Lafayette.

This Is Indeed Consoling.

It is a common report that the Aetna Powder Mills are going to be moved from the north end of this county to a tract of 1,700 acres of : land located in Jasper county, and if such is the fact we well still be in hearing distance of the blow-ups. Perhaps Jasper county people instead of laughing at the prospects of getting the enterprise will sometime sing another song. It is not a great thing for any community ana has but one redeeming feature. When it blows up, and it comes quite often, there is no expense of hoCding inquests, as there ds never anything left at the works but a hole in the ground. —Crown Point Star.

Dies From Pneumonia.

Mrs. Elizabeth Shrock, aged mother of Wm. Augspurger, died last. Friday at the home of her eon with whom she lived west of the city, at about 3:3(Ta. m„ after a short seige of pneumonia. Her maiden name was Augspurger, her first husband bearing the same name, Mfr. Shrock being her second husband. She-was about 67 years of age and had been in good health until ataicked with pneumonia. A brother, C. A. Augspurger, was at her bedside when death occurred. The funeral was held at 1:30 p. m., Sunday at the house and the body taken to Wright’s undertaking establishment where it will be kept until the. removal of M*r. and Mrs. Augspurger to their home in Man- . kato, Minn., this week, where burial will be made.

Will Move to Kankake After 30 Years Residence Here.

Mr. and Mrs. Matt Zimmer of Gillam tp., were in the city Friday. Mr. Zimmer thinks he is getting a little too old to farm, he being in his 80th year, and his wife is 81, so he has traded his 160 acre farm in section 34, Gillam tp., to Guy M. Farr of Kankakee, 111., for two good residence prop- 1 erties in Kankakee, one of which rents for $24 per month and the other for $lB, and gets about $12,000 difference, his farm being 'put in at sllO per acre. Mr. Zimmer expects to move to Kankakee soOn, and Jasper county will lose a good citizen. A man from Illinois will move on the farm vacated by him. Mr. and Mrs. Zimmer came to America from in 1857 and settled on the outskirts of Chicago. He had been used to working for 15 cents a day in the old country, but with the opportunities here and .their natural thrift, they soon got on nicely. Mr. Zimmer mowed grass with a scythe on the prarie of what is now a. part of Chicago for five years, marketing the wild hay in Chicago, finally buying himself a team and mower after which he got on much better, arid when he left Chicago and went onto a farm in Will county, 111., he had $4,090 in cash. From Will county, after ten years residence there, he moved to Jasper county and bought the old Mike Cook farm northeast of Remington, laying $25 per acre therefor. Eleven years ago he traded this farm for the 160 acre farm in Gillam Which he recently disposed of and got $2,600 difference!. Mt, and Mrs. Zimmer have resided in Jasper county for 30 years and The Democrat joins their friends and acquaintances in wishing them many years of happiness in their new home. '

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. Marriage 'licenses issued: Feb. 17, Henry Michael Vogel, aged 21, occupation farmer, to EkteKa Beatrice Graham of Remington, aged 22, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. ——• Fred Berger and Charles Welsh of Carpenter tp., have each announced themselves as candidates for the republican nomination for county commissioner from the third district, to succeed C. T. Denham. —o —• Sheriff Hoover and Harvey Davisson took Arthur Goff of. Fair Oaks to the asylum at Longcliff Saturday. They saw “Shorty” Adams, who has been an inmate of the asylum for the last sixteen months, and say he is looking and feeling fine and he will probably be released soon. —o— New suits filed: No. 7830. David Blitstein vs. Charles Walters; action in ejectment. No. 7831. Hans Paulsen vs. Charles W. Bussell; judgment for $1,233.25 on confession of judgment. No. 7832. State ex -el. Erhardt Wuerthner vs. Christian Wuerthner; petition for appointment of guardian. No. 7833. Trust & Savings Bank, adm., to Lewis J. Lane, et al.; petition for sale of real estate. No. 7834. _ Frank J. Husted vs. Mary Allen; action on_ claim filed from probate docket.

Circuit court proceedings: No. 7777. Z. A. Cox vs. Lada G. Monnett; court challenges himself to sit in said cause and submits the l names of M. Leopold, A. Haileck and Wm. Darroch from which 4o select a judge to hear said cause. No. 7782. Cordelia M. Williams vs. W. Frank Osborne, et al. (Dexter ditch, Judge Wason sitting); demurrer to complaint sustained and defendant is granted an appeal to the supreme court. No. 7827. Elmer E. Fhillins vs. Lewis W. Travis; judgment against plaintiff for costs on defendant’s! plea in abatement. No. 7659. Christian L. Hensler vs. Fountain Park Co.; cross defendant Hensler files motion for new trial of rights. —O —■ „ Pulsaki fOunty Democrat: . Injunction proceedings to stop the pioposed letting of contracts on the Monon ditch were institued Tuesday, fulfilling rumors that have been flying about since the failure to file an appeal bond two or three weeks ago. This is a separate suit against Elmer C. Williams, the construction commissioner, and is not a part of the regular Monon ditch case. It will therefore come up before Judge Vurpillat, and not before Special Judge Slteis. The summons has been made returnable Fek 24. The petitiotn for the injunction is filed by J. C. Dunn, Adolph Liersoh, K. B. Clark, John Capouch, Fred Kroft, Thurman Clark, Fred Timm, E. W. Horner, Charles C. Williams, David Gudeman, Wilfliam Koster and Carl Meyne. It asks that the construction commissioner ne restrained from letting the contract on Feb. 28, as advertised. The grounds for this request, as set out in the complaint, are that an order establishing the ditch has never been made,’ and that Mr. Williams is proceeding without proper authority. On the other hand, attorneys for the ditch, giving Mr. Williams every authority needed, and that the record properly shows these facts. So it seems to be a case of ’tis Or taunt, and a brief hearing ought to settle the matter.

Report of Rural Schools for Fifth Month.

The report of the attendance of the rural schools for the fifth month

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21, 1912.

has just been completed.. It shows the banner school of the county to be that of Chas. Blue of Marion tp. with an attendance of 98.6 per cent. The banner township this, month has been Keener with an attendance of 92.9, while Hanging Grove is second with 92.28 per cent, Barkley third with 90.58 per cent., and Gillam fourth with 90.2 per cent. The banner schools in the different townships are as follows: Barkley, Dean A. Cannon 98.3 Carpenter, Lena Williamson... 94.6 Gilliam, Guy Reed 97.1 Hanging Grove, Wilma Peyton. 9 3.1 Jordan, Nellie Eck. ...... J.. . 95.3 Kankakee, J. C. Dickerson.... 89.8 Keener, Otto Schwianke. ...... 95.8 Marion, Chas. Blu e. .98.6 Miilroy, Mary Jacks... .98. Newton, Jane Parkison ..; ... .95.1 Union, Mrs. John Gwin 97.6 Walker, Virgil Todd. . . . . . . . . .97.1 Wheatfield, Grace Poole. ..... 90.7 The attendance Of the county this month is 92.1 per cent, as against 92.2 per cent, last month.

Former Rensselaer Man Mentioned In Loan Shark Case.

The Chicago Tribune, which is conducting a war against the city loan sharks because of the usurous rate of interest charged by th pm, last Sunday gave an account of the doings of the Alfred W. Hopkins agency in Englewood. By the Tribune’s account it is alleged that a mortgage given by a man and his wife on bheir 1 household goods to this agenoy ten years ago for the loan of $l5O, a rate of 5 per cent interest a month was charged. When threatened with foreclosure proceedings, because up the interest for some time the couple were unable to pay the principal or part of it, the couple consented to the transfer of the loan to (he South Side Savings Bank, which was shifted back and forth 'several times in years following. The hirsband and wife Anally separating and she being unable to keep up she interest, in some manner the dfeal reached the attorneys who have volunteered their assistance in the Tribune’s war against the loan sharks, although, at the time of the filing of a bill of equity by the Tribune’s attorney for the woman, the loan was in the South Side Savings Bank and not in the name of the Hopkins company. Legislation should be enacted to make impossible the present methods of the city loan sharks, the Tribune thinks.

“The Senator’s Daughter.”

The performance of “Wife In Name Only” given by the Gorden stock company at the 'theater last Saturday night was by far the best thing in the way of theatrical amusement seen here this season. The play told a story of intense and absorbing interest, which held the audience in suspense as to the ending until the fall! of the last curtain. The comedy element Was well represented and well bandied. Mr. Gordon’s company seemed very well adapted to the playing of a drama of this class and it is promised that the policy will be to offer plays of this type from now on. “The Senator’s Daughter,” a story of Washington society life, is announced for presentation Saturday night' of this week. The piece contains a group of exceptional character types, including a French marquis, an English lord and other personages who go to the making up of an evening of diversific entertainment. , , The silver souvenir spoons will be given away to the lady of the company until a complete set of six has been given out. Prices wtlfl remain the same—--25, 3& an<T 50 cents.

Public Sales. The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Wednesday, Feb. 21, John W. Wells, 6 miles north of Parr. General stale of horses, 43 head of cattle, hogs, farm tools, some household goods, etc. , , Monday, Feb. 26, Grant Culp and Fred Banes at the Edward Culp farm, 2 miles north and 2 miles east of Remington. General sale of horses, cattle, hogs, implements, a complete threshing outfit, corn sheller, etc. Wednesday, Feb. 28, Mat Zimmer, 4 miles west and 2 miles north of Francesville. General sale of horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools and household goods. ■, Thursday, Feb. 29, Chas. Galbraeth, 3 miles west and 4 miles north of Remington. Sale of horses, farm implements, etc.

BOMB IS THROWN IN ENEMY’S CAMP

Stenogragher Says Dictograph Records Were Faked. BOTTOM FALLS FROM CHARGE Against Mayor Knotts and Other Gary Officials Charged- With Soliciting Bribes—Prosecution Is at Sea. A bomb was exploded Friday afternoon in the camp of the enemies of Mayor Thomas E. Knotts of Gary and several of the Gary city officials, when Meyer Himelbrau, the stenographer employed’ by Thomas B. Deaft 1 to take the alleged dictograph conversations on which the graft indictments were based, made a voluntary confession that the records were faked; that he could hear but very little of the alleged conversation between Dean and the officials, whom Dean invited to his rooms where the alleged soliciting and taking of bribes for Dean’s would-be heating franchise took pCiace. Himelblau says that Dean had told him to keep on taking down his short-hand notes just as if he heard every word that was said in order to make the “witnesses” who were in the rooni with the stengorpher believe that he was hearing it all; that after the witnesses left each time Dean produced new note books and dictated conversations as he wanted them to read, and destroyed all the original notes; that he had heard nothing incriminating at all, and in fact was , able to only hear a Word once in a while. Himelblau’s deposition was Htken in_ Chicago Saturday, Judge Parker, the special prosecutor employed by Goy. Mainshall in these cases, and all the other attorneys on both sides of the case were present, including Attorney W. F. Hodges, who at one time was located for awhile in Rensselaer, and who has been quite prominent in the prose-cution-—or persecution, if Himelblau’s sworn statement is true. Dean, the seeker who worked up the cases and is now charged with having manufactured the alleged evidence, was also present and heard Himelblau testify to the truth of the affidavit he had made, and which ift rue ought to land Dean in prison for the rest of his life and then some. And the stenographer wlho became a party to any such dastardly scheme should occupy the dungeon next to him. iHimelblau also says that the salary paid him during the time he was employed by Dean was paid, by the Burns detective agency. He says that no dictograph record of any kind was ever taken on Mayor Knotts, and that Dean himself told him thiat the job he had put up on Knotts failed to work out the way they thought it was going to. The whole thing, according to Himelblau, was a “frame-up,” and that as one conviction had resulted from these lake notes and several other innocent men were likely to be convicted, his conscience would nW allow him to remain silent any longer. ‘ ’ And what must we think of a detective agency that will take money to trump up charges to con-: vict innocent men.

WHY GO TO CANADA

When You Can Do As Well or Better Under the Stars and Stripes One hundred and ten thousand American farmers went to Canada during 1911. -Every one of these * could have been accommodated at! home with a forty-acre farm Which? with proper care, will yield more 1 net profit than a quarter section across the border. We can prove what we say. Michigan having harvested her lumber crop, haa just woke uj> to her unlimited possibilities. Western Michigan with its cheap land, rich soil, splendM climate and diversified crops offers the chance of a lifetime to the renter and the progressive farmer, who wishes to

expand and realize a competency quickly. Secretary John I. Gibson of the Western Michigan Development Bureau, Traverse City, Mich., will tell about Western Michigan and illustrate his remarks with over one hundred si idea at the FREE lecture to be given at Ellis Opera House, Rensselaer, Friday evening. March l, 4 at 7:30 o’clock. - Farmers are espbciallly invited.

DISINHERITED SON FOUND.

Mrs. Warren Springer/Will Divide Estate With Son Her Late Hus1 band Disinherited. Chicago papers have been giving considerable notice to the Warren Springer estate since the recent death of Mr. Springer, and last week it, was published that the widow was to carry out her late husband s idea of founding a colony of Chicago’s poor on their ranch estate near Kidman, Jasper county, Indiana. Whether or not there is anything toi the story remains ’ to be seen. It has been generally understood that M,r. Springer was badly involved, and foreclosure of mortgage proceedings on his Jasper county holdings were commenced in our court more than a year ago. The case was taken to Newton county on a change , of venue and is still pending there. Springer cut off in his wilt his son William from whom he became enst ranged 20 years ago, as noted in the last issue of The Democrat, with $5,000. Sunday’s Chicago Examiner stated' that the stepmother, to whom the alleged $2,000,000 estate has been left, has located this son in Little Rock, Ark., where he is working as a sign painter, and will .divide the estate with him. The Examiner article follows:

William Springer, estranged son of the late Warren Springer, has been found alive and will share his father’s $2,000,000 estate with his stepmother, instead of being cut off with $5,000. Mrs. Marguerite Warren Springer, the widow, who offered him sl,000,000, half of her fortune, if ire would return to Chicago, received word yesterday that he was earning a living as a sign painter at Little Rock, Ark. She immediately ordered her attorneys to get into communication with the young man as soon as possible. E. W. Heiner, 63 East Twentysecond street, gave the information about young Springer. Ignorant of the fact that the widow had offered half her fortune to the son he called her by telephone yesterday. All he ’ knew was that a reward of $5 had been offered out Of the estate for information leading to the discovery of the son. “What’s that?” repeated the astonished widow when she heard the news. “Why, I am an old friend of Wililiam Springer, and worked with him in Arkansas as a sigin painter,” said Heiner. “I received a letter last week from F. J. Green, 926 Central avenue, Hot Springs, Ark., sayiing William (had gone to Little Rock.” “Is he well, and how does he look?” the widow asked. “Best looking man in Arkansas _and just married,” came the response, “How old is he now?” ‘■'P’Orty-three,” was the information given hie foster mother, who is forty years old herself, although prematurely gray. “Is he doing well?” was another question. “Yes, he is a good, steady fellow and doesri’t smoke or dnink. “We'll, hunry downtown, will you, please, and tell my lawyers what you know. It is long since we heard or saw anything of William.” Heiner promised to comply immediately. “Springer and I have worked together off and on for nearly twenty years,” hie said. “Several years ago he was a department ,manager for the Studebaker Company at South Bend, Ina. Later he went to Georgia and started a fruit ranch. From there he went to Hpt Springs, where we both worked for Mr. Green. Later he went to Little Rock, and Green wrote me last week that William is th er A”

Illustrated Lecture on the Holy Land

Under the auspices of the local Masonic lodge, Mr. William H. Hamelle will deliver a lecture' on the Holy Land at the Presbyterian church next Friday evening, Feb. 23. Mr. Hamelle made a visit to Jerusalem and the Holy Land and has acquired an extensive fund of material and Jias procured stereopticon views that make his lecture deeply Interesting to every student of Bible history. This lecture is free to the public and is a rare opportunity to Bible students ,to increase their knowledge on this interesting subject. 9 • *

Vol. XIV. No. 90.

RENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports from Many Parts of the Country SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in Distant and Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention from Many Places. Million Dollars at Stake. Suit was brought in, the Benton circuit court Saturday to break the will of Mrs. Jennie E. Caldwell of Earl Park, who left the bulk of her estate, valued at $1,000,000. for the establishment of a refuge home for sick and destitute women and girls at Earl Park. The plaintiffs are grandchildren of Edward Sumner.

Such Unanimity of Opinion.

A straw vote was taken in this place recently for President with ten loafers present, and it counted out Roosevelt nine and Taft one. —Lake County Star (Rep.) It is rather amusing to note how the Taft papers are forgetting to mention him in the last couple of weeks. They are begiinnlng to ait up and take notice that about 80 per cent of the people are wanting Roosevelt back again.—Brook Reporter (Rep.).

ARRESTS HIS OWN SON

And Gets Judge to Impose a Thirty Days Sentence on Him. Wabash, Ind., Feb. 19.—Because of a family disturbance Tati ulman Joseph Bidwell today . arrested his son, led him to Jail, locked him up' and later led him to Police Court, where he took the stand as the prosecuting witness, and by his evl- ' dence had the prisoner sentenced to 30 days in jail. The patrolman said he had no control over his son and the formal charge placed against him was malicious trespass.

WILL SINK MAINE WRECK.

Twisted Mass Will Be Towed Out Into Gulf of Mexico. Washington, Feb. 20.—Impressive funeral services for the bodies of sailors recovered from the wreck of the battleship Maine and for the remains of the battleship itself have been arranged by the United States and Cuba. Shortly after March 4 the twisted masts which had lain fourteen years in the Havana harbor mud will be towed out into the Gulf of Mexico and sunk. The armored cruiser North Carolina and* the scout cruiser Birmingham, with the recovered bodies aboard, will convoy the Maine to its final resting place. When the deep water is reached crews will be called to quarters, a funeial march will be played, three volleys will be fired, and as all that is left of tihe old Maine disappears a bugler will sound taps. The Birmingham will bring the bodies *to Washington for burial in Arlington national cemetery.

, PUBLIC SALE. ’ I, the undersigned, will sell at Public Auction at my residence on West South street. Remington, Indiana, on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1912, About 2000 feet of lumber, various dimensions; 1 light covered buggy; 1 set single harness; 1 wheelbarrow; horse blankets and robes; forks, shovels and other barn tools; 2 lawn mowers; rakes, etc.; 1 wagon, umbrella. Household Goods—l Base Burn-' e,r; 2 Heating Stoves; 1 Gasoline Stove; 2 Bookcases; 2 Tables; 3 Stands; 6 Rocking Chairs; 6 Dining Room Chairs; Sewing Machine; 2 Couches; 1 Chiffonier; 2 Dressers; 3 Wash Stands; 4 Beds and springs; 1, Wardrobe; 1 Halltree; 1 Cupboard; 2 Carpettu 2 Gasoline Chandelier Lamps; Hall Lamp; Dishes, and other cooking utensils; .1 Turkish Bath Cabinet; Tools, and other articles too numerous to mention. Terms—-Cash. No property to be removed, until terms of sale are complied with. WILLIAM CORAH. Cql. W. H. Kenyon, Auctioneer. ■ * -■ > Subscribe fcr The Democrat,