Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1912 — Page 5

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Today’s markets: Com, 56c; Oats, 47c; Wheat, 90c. John Finn was down from Kankakee jLp. on business Wednesday. f J. J. Eiglesbaoh has put in an electric motor for running his sausage grinder. Lowell Tribune: Wilfred Weaver visited relatives in Rensselaer Saturday and Sunday. Bom, Feb. 17, to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph, Glrube of Gavalier, No. Dak., formerly of Wheatfield, Ind., a son. W. Hurley Beam of Chicago is home for a few days, suffering from a sfiight attack from his old enemy, quinsy. Rev. A./S. Cross of Chicago will preach at the Baptist church both morning and evening Sunday, Feb. * .25. AIM are welcome. Butler windmills are guaranteed to pump more water than any windmill manufactured. For sale by GWIN & WATSON. m2O A son was born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Parker at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. P. B. Downs, of Newton tp. Sherman Knauft of Town Creek, AHa., who has been visiting here wtith his sister, Mrs. Isaac Wiltshitre, returned homo Wednesday. B. J. Jarrette was an Indianapolis business goer Wednesday. The snowstorm so delayed the trains that he did not arrive home until Thursday morning. The subscription price of the Indianapolis News will be raised 25 cents per year March l,.and after that date our price for The Democrat and News will be $4.25. ' Conrad Kellner was over at Blopmington, 111,, on business Wednesday and Thursday. He says the storm was worse there than here, although that doesn’t seem possible. J. W. Faylor of Union tp., was in town Wednesday far the first time since he got his hand cut off in a corn shredder a few months ago. He says the wound still hurts ■ him some. One of the best saleii of the sea- * son was held Thursday on the Wm. Daniels farm in Barkley tp., by Jos. W. Price. All 'horses sold well, some bringing better than S2OO, and cows for $45 to SSO.

KEEP YOUR CLOTHES RIGHT. Keep them well brushed, cleaned and pressed at all times and they win last you twice as long. Let me "play the valet” for you and take all the responsibility off your eJhoulders. You will find that way very'satisfactory and most economical: I do not injure any fabric, but I am quick in delivering orders cleaned and pressed to your satisfaction. JOHN WERNER, Tailor Rensselaer, Ind.

J. H. Culp of Lee was a business Visitor in the city yesterday. Michael Rush, the li’ttfe son of Mr. and rMs. John Rush, west of town, is quite sick with pneumonia. The, Gwin & Watson Plumbing Co. drill 3,4, 5, and 6 inch water wells. —Phone >204, Rensselaer Ind. ml Emmet Laßue, who is attending school at Bloomington, is spending a few days here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mel Laßue. Clay Norgor, who had been visiting her a few days with relatives and friends, left yesterday for Des Moines, la., where he is employed as a machinist. J. C. Maxwell, who works for E. D. Rhoades & Son, has bought the Rush property, now occupied by the Welsh brothers, and wilt move into same as soon as vacated. Mrs. M. J. Richardson of Kansas City, Mo. came Tuesday to visit her daughter, Mrs. W. S. Richards. She has been visiting her Eton, Beach, Peterson, at Kansas City for several months. Frank Putts, who has been delivering for Rowles & Parker the past year, has given up that p )sitiori to clerk in Leavers Bakery where he begun M/onday. Orbin Warren has secured the position at Rowles & Parker’s made vacant by Putts’ change. '\ - ■ !■ The Sunday school clasees of Mrs. P. W. Clarke and Mrs. W. G. Winn will jointly give a chickenpie supper at the Christian church next Wednesday evening, Feb. 28, commencing at 5 p. m.> All are invited to thiis supper. Price- per plate 25 cents. Mrs. C. A. Radcliffe and three children of Louisville,. Ky„ who have been visiting here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Rhoades, the paet several weeks, left Tuesday for their home. Mrs. Rhoades accompanied them there for a week’s visit. Not very many people can boast of their birthday anniversary coming only once in four years, but Mrs. Wm. Warren, formerly of Rensselaer, but now of Tefft, and a of Jasper county for twenty-ftve years is one of these, phe having been born on Feb. 29. Frank W. Fisher of Kankakee tp., came down Tuesday to finish up the work on his house in Hanging Grove, but was driven out by the storm Wednesday. He came up to Rensselaer Wednesday morn,ing, expecting to take the afternoon train home, but had to stay over because the trains were so late. Miss Mary E. Frcst, who has b:en making her home here with her nelce, Mrs. Sylvester Gray, the past two years, was taken very sick yesterday morning -with acute in-’ digestion - and for some time her life was despaired of. But she rallied under the care of a physician, and is now slightly, improved, but not yet out of danger. She hais been an invalid for many years. Two sales advertised in The Democrat had to be postponed, that of Charles Galbreath of south west of town last Saturday, on acconrt of the sudden death of his mother, and John W. Wells’ north of Pa;:', on Wednesday, because of the fier e blizzard. Mir. Galbreath’s sale v : '! be held next Thursday and J’r; Wells’ sale next Friday. A osiupl.ete list of their property appears elsewhere in The Democrat.

Ten members of the Sorosis club were entertained at the home of Prof, and Mrs. Ray C. Yeoman in Valparaiso last Wednesday evening A delicious lunch was served at a late hour. —Pulaski County Democrat. Abner C. Wilcox, a former resident of Jasper county and a brother of Mrs. J. F. Bruner and Jacob R. Wilcox of this city and Geo. M. Wilcox of Eugene, Oregon, died at Clear Lake, Wash., last Saturday, but no particulars of his death have been received here at this writing. He leaves a wife, who is a sister of Mrs. W. F. Osborne of RensseEaer, and five grown children. H'jp age was about 65 years. Mrs. W. H. Townsend of Goodland, mother of Mrs. C. W. Rhoades of Rensselaer, died at her home in the west part of that town Thursday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Rhoades were taken to Goodland Tuesday in an auto by W. H. Parkinson. Messrs. Rhoades and Parkinson went from there to Morocco wthere -they got Mrs. Kenneth Rlhoades, who will keep house for Mr. Rhoades and sons during' hiia wife’s stay at Goodland. Mrs.' Townsend leaves a husband, three daughters and two sons. W. O. Thomas, republican chairman of the Tenth congressional district, has issued a call for the congressional convention to be held March 28 at Hammond. At this •onvention a candidate for congress will be nominated, two delegates and two alternates will be selected for the republican national convention, and an elector and a contingent elector will be named. The meeting; will be held at 1 o’clock in the afternoon. As yet, there has been no candidate announced to oppose the re-nomination of Edgar D. Crumipacker, of Valparaiso.

FARM BARGAINS.

60 acres—Near station and school, at heart of dredge ditch, all level, productive land, in cultivation except five acres in timber. Improvements are a good two-story fourroom good small barn and good well. Price $45. Terms, S7OO down. 80 acres —All black land in cultivation, near school and churches, touches large ditch, a fine outlet for drainage and is all in cultivation. Improvements are a good two-story six-room house, good barn for ten horses, steel tower windmill, with good well and 25 bearing fruit trees. Only $45. Terras, SI,OOO down. 21 acres—Four blocks from the court house. 165 acres—Highly improved, half mile of the corporation of this city. Will sell in small tracts from ten to 80 aerds at right prices. 599 acre ranch—Good improvements. Will trade or sell on easy payments. 160 acres in Kansas, 160 acres in Arkansas, a $5,000 mortgage and other property to trade tor land or property. Will put in cash or assume. GEO. F. MEYERS.

The Drover’s Journal With The Democrat.

The Democrat has just completed clubbing arrangements with The Drover’s Journal, Chicago, whereby we can offer that excellent stock paper daily, with The Democrat, for $4.50 per year; twice-a-week (Monday and Thursday) $2.75; once-a-week (Thursday) $2.25. Understand this applies to full yearly subscriptions. If you are a stockman you know what the Drover’s Journal is, and by subscribing through The Democrat you get both The Democrat and Journal for almost the price of the Journal alone.

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SUIT OVER ORPHAN CALF

Mrs. Castner Claims $7.25 for Raising Deserted Animal. - - * Rushville, Ind., Feb. 23.—The whole machinery of the Rush circuit court, including a jury, was set in motion to hear a suit filed to collect $7.25. Mrs Ella Castner, of Anderson township, asks that amount from Alexander Innls, on whose farm she was a tenant, for raising an orphan calf belonging to him. The calf came into the world a poor, weakly, forlorn creature, she says. It was so scrawny that its mother would have none of it. Mrs. Castner says she hauled it in from the pasture, fed it milk and dain- ; ties, and it thrived 1 . When It caine to be a good sized calf, and was perfectly healthy and able to care for Itself, Innis sold it.

ASKS AID IN STIBBENS CASE

Prosecutor's Request Meets with Favor of Judge Cobb. Vincennes, Ind., Feb. 23.—Prosecuting Attorney Shuler McCormick has asked for additional help in prosecuting the first degree murder charge against Slater T. and Ray G. Stibbens, young farmers and college men of Harrison township, alleged* to have killed their aged father. George W Stibbens, last November when he was gathering feed for his hogs. Judge Orlando H. Cobb has advised that any member of the ba? desiring the appointment shall file his written application with the fee expected. The court will make the appointment in March.

STATE BIRTH RATE IS 18.3

Slight Decrease Reported for Month of January. Indianapolis, Feb. 23 —The number of births in Indiana during January was 4,254, a decrease of 286 compared to December, 1911, according to figures announced by the state board of health. The number of boys born in the state last month was 2,177 and the number of girls was 2,077. The birth rate of the state, based on each 1,000 population and figured on an annual rate basis, was 18.3, The highest rate was in Lawrence county, with 49.2 ana the lowest in Noble county, where 8 7 was the figure.

CONFESSES GIRL’S MURDER

Gary Negro Minister Says He Killed Sister-In-Law. Gary, Ind., Feb. 23.—The Rev. William Steele, pastor of the Nineteenth Avenue Colored Baptist church, has confessed the murder of his wife’s sister, Harriet Thompson, eighteen, flllso colored, whom he strangled to death in the parlor of her home Monday afternoon S-teele says that during a quarrel the girl struck him with a poker, and he retaliated by choking her. He merely meant to scare her, he said, and when he left her on the floor he did not know she was dead.

FAIR OFFICERS HOLD MEET

Promoters Attend First Annual Banquet in Indianapolis. Indianapolis, Feb. 23.-—Thirty ana county fair mangers representing associations which are members of the County Fair Managers’ association and directors from the different counties, held their first annual banquet here and discussed methods and plans for the bettering of their associations. The officers of the body are: President, John Isenborger of North Manchester, secrejaVy, Charles W. Hickman of Lafayette, and treasurer, Charles Anthony, Muncie.

DEFAULTER HAS GOOD JOB

Terre Haute Man Writes From Vienna Telling of Fortune. Terre Haute, Ind., Feb. 23,—Joseph Miller, secretary of the German Sav ings association for three 7y ears before he decamped several months ago, leaving a shortage of more than $5,060 has written from his former home in Vienna, saying he has a good position there, and that he “regrets he left Terre Haute under bad circumstances.” , The association is now in control of a receiver

No Wreck Probe Expected.

Fort Wayne, Ind., Feb, 23. Dr. J. C. Briggs, coroner of Whitley county, announces that he has found no evidence to warrant a grand jury investigation of the wreck on the Pennsylvania railroad at Larwill Saturday morning in which four members of the wrecked train crew were killed and half a score injured.

Old Statute Is Upheld.

Indianapolis, Feb. 23.—The law prn viding for the preservation of ballots and a recount in case of a disputed! election is still in force according to fti opinion of the supreme court iu v.hieh a decision of the Jay circuit court was upheld.

Veteran Seriously Ill.

Portland, HI., Feb. 23. Nimrcd Headington. eighty-six, only Surviving Held officer of the Morten Rifles, who suffered a paralytic stroke, while seated at his table, is in sue,; a condition that his recovery is not expected.

■ ♦ PShF “IBHKBBS \ JCHfe- ; ' \ 11 nlififfi JjjL SIDNEY LANDON. ' ' , . Imper s° nat 9 r of Great Men. . Mr. Landon is more than a mere impersonator—he will make you think the real, live, noted men whom he portrays, are standing before you and speaking to you. Mark Twain, our greatest humorist, will be here and deliver an afterdinner speech so characteristic of him, you will think, almost, that he has returned from the grave. The genius, Poe, the little-understood author, will make himself more real to you and you 'will realize ho.w -human and appealing he was, when he shows you his heart in his rendering of “Annabel Lee.” “Bill” Nve will convulse you with his fun. ’ Other celebrities may appear if there is time. •- Then there will be Tsnac Isaacstein, Yon Yonson, the German politician, the man from Green’s Corners, I’osey County, Indiana, the old war veteran, and others, all as true to life as life itself. You will see least seven Or eight distinct arid different characters, each worth while and each entertaining. Fourth number of Lecture Course at M. K. church Monday evening, Feb. 20, 8:15. Admission 35 cents.

GENERAL NEWS.

WASHINGTON— United States Senator Isaac Stephenson of Wisconsin is not entitled to his seat in the opinion of five members of the senate committee on privileges and elections, who filed a minority report With the senate. The majority report of the Investigation of Senator Stephenson’s campaign expenditures was submitted Feb. 12. In substance it held that the charges of corruption in the primary election of UK)B were not proven. The minority report Is signed by Senators Kenyon, CHapp and Jones, Republicans, Lea and Kern, Democrats. It contends that enough evidence was adduced by the inquiry to warrant the senate in declaring Senar tor Stephenson’s seat vacant. " * CHICAGO —Two prominent rail officials and two promoters of burlesque fchowf» and railroad and theatrical corporatiyns were indicted by the fed-! eral grand jury on a charge of vlo-! lating the Interstate commerce law In entering into a rebating arrangement, j One of the men indicted was Rudolph K. Hynicka, a prominent politician of Ohio. Others Indicted were William H. Underwood of Chicago, assistant general passenger agent of the Michigan Central Railroad company; | Harry J. Rhein, general passenger, agent of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis railroad, and Janies E. Fennesgy of Cleveland, O. There were four indictments of five counts each. NEW YORK —-.Francis R. Arnold, whose name has become familiar since the disappearance of his daughter, Dorothy, in December, 1910, and who has since then received dozens of threatening letters, believes that at last bis most persistent annoyer Is un-

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| der arrest. The girl whom he accuse*, i is Bessie Green, a negress, twentythree years old, who lives at 14 West One Hundred and Thirty-Third street. She was arrested and held in $5,000 bail for examination 4 on a short affidavit charging attempted blackmail. Within the last year Mr. Arnold has received about three,, dozen threatening letters. Indianapolis; ind.—several new discoveries made in the dynamite conspiracy cases through 40,000 letters and telegrams quoted in the indictments as implicating practically all of the officials of the International Assoclatloin of Bridge and Strucural Iron Workers will be the basis, it is declared upon which the government will seek to convict the fifty-four defendants charged with committing or abetting In almost one hundred explosions. BOONEVILLE, MO.— A large interstate convention to form a national organization to perfect the plans for a transcontinental highway was called for Kansas City, April 17, at a meeting of the executive committee and officers of the Old Trails Road association here. At the seslon a report of fins progress was made on Boone’s Lick trail, a portion of the Missouri cross state road forming a part of the proposed coast to coast highway. POMONA, CAL. —Bank experts'at work on the books of the American National bank finished their work arid it was announced by the officials of the bank, that Bookkeeper Earl Standard’s shortage amounts of $149,000 instead of $50,000, as first published. The directors and stockholders of the bank have made good the shortage and have increased their capitalization of the bank. Standard’s whereabouts is not known. WILKESBARRE, PA. —ln order to share in the estate of their father, the Misses Ruth and Tacle Morgan, daughters of William P. Morgan, a wealthy real estate man, must stay unmarried for life. The will of the father, just made public, commands that the two daughters are to be given “a suitable living while they remain single.” In the event of marriage their allowance Is to be cut off. ~"COLUMBUS, OHIO Rodney J. Diegle, former Bergeant at arms of the Ohio state senate, must serve three years In the peftitentlary for complicity In legislative bribery. The state supreme court confirmed the decision of the lower courts, whieh convicted Diegle of aiding in the alleged bribery of State Senator L. 11. Andrews. BOSTON, MASS. —Mrs. Lucy Fisk, widow of James FIbK, Jr., who was shot more than forty years ago In New York by Edward S. Stokes as the climax of a bitter rivalry between the two men for the smiles of the famous beauty, “Josie” Mansfield, Is dead. She was seventy-six years of age. NEW YORK —A sum of twenty-five thousand dollars In currency was stolen from a taxicab In the heart of the financial district by three highwaymen who sprang into the vehicle and overpowered W. F. Smith and Frank Wardell, messengers of the East River Na» tional bank at 680 Broadway. WASHINGTON— The Hardwick "sugar trust” investigating commitfee, after many weeks of open hearing here and in New York, and almost continuous work since» last May, reported to the house that a sugar trust exists. WALLA WALLA, WASH.—War den C. S. Reed of the Washington state penitentiary, said that he had fifteen college and university graduates serving time in the institution, They will take charge of the new prison night school.