Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1912 — Page 8

News Notes of Nearby Towns

Ai Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents

I four Corners. I —I 1The sun is shining brightly today, (Wednesday) but the wind is cold. E. W. Allen had a horse badly injured Saturday while hauling wood. The Barnard ditch was sold at Dunnville Saturday. F. G. Barnard bid it in at the estimated cdst. f James Anderson is making all ship-shape before leaving for the south, Jim will pitch ball this year Tor a Texas team and spend his summer in the south. The lid is on at Wheatfield good and tight and a spiritual uprising is in progress. A goodly number Slave been added to the church, and the end is not yet. The Rasmussen Bros, have purchased a Jacksori 5-passenger • auto. They are the first farmers in this township to buy a car. The boys know how to hustle and are up-to-date farmers. J. T. Biggs of Wheatfield has purchased a farm near Kersey. The farm contains 160 acres, less the right-of-way of the Gifford railroad. Did not learn whether Mr. Biggs will occupy or rent the farm. On last Friday, while Elwood Davis and Enos Hibbs were moving the Marble dry land dredge from the majn branch of the R. E. Davis ditch to the McNiel lateral, Mr. Hibbs lost one of his fine gray horses. They were using a caption, and in some way the pin came out of the doubletree, the safety clutch broke, and the sseep came around with sufficient force to break both front and one hind leg of the horse next the power. That no one was killed is due to the fact that the driver had gone to the front and taken the horses by the bits instead of driving them. The loss falls heavily on Mr. Hibbs as he surely has had his share of trouble in the last year or two, both in sickness and death in the family, and he was trying to get even with the world once more.

A Cold, La Grippe, Then Pneumonia Is too often the fatal sequence, and coughs that hang oh weaken the system and lower the vital resistance. Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound is a reliable medicine that stops the cough promptly by healing the cause; soothes the inflamed air passages, and checks the cold. Keep always on hand. Refuse substitutes. —A. F. Long.

] NEWLAND. The cold weather still continues, Hazel Rees visited Ella Beebe Sunday afternoon. The Sunday school still continues with good attendance. There are still a few cases of mumps at this writing. Miss Lizzie Tow spent Sunday with Mrs. G. M. Beebe. Mrs. Alberta Williams caled on Mrs. Beebe Friday night. Miss Grace Daugherty spent Sunday night with John Dexiter’s. Mr. Ballard’s of Lebanon have occupied one. of the houses here in Newland. T. M. Callahan is here from Rensselaer attending to business for Mr. Gifford. A number of young folks attended the party at Zeb Kennedy’s Saturday night. Miss Mary Rees, who is working near McCoysburg, spent Sunday with home folks. Miss Lottie Stevens, who has been working for Newt Kaupkey, has returned to her home in Newland. Miss Reva Rees spent the afternoon Sunday with Chloae Martin, who is working for Mrs. G. M. Beebe. Fred Beebe, who has been in the southern part of the state for some time, returned and is now visiting in Rensselaer. William Cooper of Gifford, who has had consumption for a number, of years, passed away March 4, leaving a family of five Children.

The “Child’s Welfare” movement has challenged the attention of thoughtful people everywhere. Mothers are natural supporters, and will find in, Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound a most valuable' "aid; Coughis and colds that unchecked lead to croup, bronchitis and pneumonia yield quickly to th 6 healing and soothing qualities of Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound.—A. F. Long.

1 ' “T — ' | FAIR OAKS. Yes, we got another snow storm Saturday night and Sunday. Neen Littlefield of Rensselaer was here Saturday on business.

fl We are paying for Butter fat this week 31c WILLIAM H. DEXTER *■ Rensselaer, Indiana

Uncle Ben B. Millen of near Mt. Ayr was in our town between trains Saturday. Frank McKay is helping Cal Boroughs in the blacksmith shop nowadays. Marion Dunn went to Hammond Monday to begin work in the electric light plant. Walter McConnell went up to his ranch in Michigan Saturday on business, and his wife and mother visited at Kniman during Walter’s absence.

ArVel Bringle arrived home from Valparaiso Friday where he had been attending school, About a half dozen young folks from here attended the dance at Roselawn Saturday night. Sharp Handley shredded fodder Wednesday. He will move out onto the Hampton farm this week. It is reported John Liggett has stored his goods and gone to Benton- county to be gone an indefinite time.

Mrs. Mattie Dickinson, who has been at her brother, John Casey’s, for a couple weeks sick, is not making very satisfactory gains. Ben Zellers shredding outfit which has been west of here shredding, got through and returned home the latter part of the week. Mrs. Sheehan and two children of Lafayette, Mrs. J. R. Kight of Thayer and Mrs. A. G. Catt of Rensselaer were Visitors at Ike Kight’s Sunday. There was no school in the advanced room Friday after 10 a. m. The teacher dismissed so she could go home in order to attend 'a club meeting of which she is a member. This surely Is a fine time to move as the roads are very solid. Quite a number of farmers in this section have been delayed in moving on account of the other fellows not getting out. ■■

Bert Warren and family and his mother, in answer to a telephone message from Mr. Lanible at Hoopeston, left Monday for that place to see him as he is very serious with rheumatism.

Mrs. Ed Fauley, who has been staying with and caring for her mother the past ten days, came home Saturday. She and Ed ate dinner together at her home; peace is about restored again. The most complete surprise that has been sprung on the people of Fair Oaks in a long time took place Wednesday, when Uncle Dave Winslow took unto himself a new bride. They will probably begin housekeeping here. The bride is the widow of the late R. H. Dodge. Best wishes for them.

Mr. Simmons of Muncie, who purchased the Peyton farm last fall 4 miles west of here, arrived here the first of the week with his household goods and stock. He also brought lumber to build a new house. They will occupy the Helsel house where Burk Crawford lives until they get his house built.

How Cold Causes Kidney Disease Partly by driving blood from the surface and congesting the kidneys, and partly by throwing too much work upon them. Foley Kidriey Pills strengthen the kidneys, give tone to the urinary organs and restore the normal action of the bladder. They are tonic in action, quick in results. Try them.—A. F. Long.

| THE NORTHSIDE. ] i 1 ■ |— Zelbeit Strain has moved over west of Virgie. Charles Gasaway is on the sick list at present. John Schultz is working for B. D. Comer this season. Miss Kitts spent Saturday night and Sunday with Lena Schultz. Roscoe Reeder cut wood for J. W. Faylor a few days this week. Quite a number attended services at Mr. Holmes’ Sunday afternoon. Farmer Norman and Ross Rowen furnished music at Center Saturday night. Mrs. Millspaugh and Mary Reeder attended church at Virgie Tuesday evening. Jack Reeder killed a beef and some porkers for J. W. Faylor Tuesday. Most everybody has been attending services at Virgie the last week, especially the boys. Mrs. John Mijler spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. I. F. Meader, who is on the sick list. Mr. Peeks’ have emigrated from Virgie to a different neighborhood. Where, we have not learned. The affirmative side won in the debate last Saturday night at Center. A large crowd was in attendance. The next literary will be at Virgie tonight, March 9. Everybody come. There will be a box social, too. The question to be debated on is, “Resolved, That Traveling is More Profitable than Reading.” The debaters are, ass.: Esta Keener, Marie Comer and Nettie Davisson; neg.: Lois Meader, Charles Wiseman and Chauncey Dexter. Mr. Dexter chairman, Miss Kitts secretary.

; I PINE GROVE. ' I ’ T p? BB * 6 Brown took dinner with ‘ Leighton and Gerald Gifford Sun- , day. Harry Beck was a Rensselaer goer Monday.

MTT ems of Interest □I from Surrounding Town* Tersely Told Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis.

Harry Gifford was a Rensselaer goer Tuesday. / Mrs. Will Clark is on the sick list- at this writing. Chas. Walker of near Gifford was in Rensselaer Saturday. Margaret Gifford visited the Independence school Monday. * Irvin Peregrine was a Rensselaer goer Saturday' afternoon. Katie Morgenegg spent Monday afternoon with Chloae Torbet. Harold Gifford spent Sunday with Homer Jordan of near Newland. Charles Torbet called bn his sister, Mrs. Harry Beck, Saturday. Everett McCleary called on James Britt and family Sunday afternoon. Mrs. James Torbet and son John were shopping in Rensselaer Friday. Clint Beck and family took Sunday dinner with Harry Beck and family. Arthur Zimmerman and family spent Sunday With James E. Britt and family. Mrs. James Torbet helped her 1 son Roy and wife move Thursday and Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gifford and Mrs. Wm. Jordan spent Sunday with A. Eib and family. Chloae Torbet spent Saturday night and Sunday with her brother Roy Torbet, and wife. • Mrs. James Torbet attended the Brushwood Ladies’ Aid at the home of Mrs. Mahala Williams of ndar Aix Wednesday. The burial of Wm. Cooper of Gifford was made Tuesday afternoon in the Prater cemetery. Mrs. John Baker returned home Sunday afternoon after a few days stay with her mother, Mrs. Price, who is seriously sick at her home near Burnstown,

Uncle Ezra Says “It don’t take more’n a gill uv effort to git folks into a peck of trouble” and a little neglect of constipation, billiousness, indigestion or other liver derangement will do the same. If ailing, take Dr. iKng’s New Life Pills for quick results. Easy, safe, sure, and only 25 cents at A. F. Long’s.

I LEE. i —| S. M. Jacks and family took dinner Sunday with W. L. Stiers’. Ray Holeman has bought a new manure spreader of Clack & Son. Charles Jacks has been helping Orval Hitchings shell corn this week. Elzie Webb moved last week on the Kimes farm near the Osborne cemetery.

Mrs. Fred Stiers went last Saturday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Mann, at Kankakee, 111. S. M. Jacks’ baby, Kenneth, is sick this week with a cold. Dr. Stuart was called to see him. Clyde Clark and wife of Morocco came Saturday to see his father, D. Z. Clark, who is very sick. Mrs. G. A. Jacks went to Lafayette Monday evening to see her son Vernon, who with his wife are rejoicing over a son that has come to brighten their home.

Last Sunday was the birthday anniversary of Mrs. Ephrim Gilmore, and some of her neighbors and friends went with well-filled baskets and made a very pleasant surprise on her. Owing to the stormy, bad day, there was not as many present as was expected, but over thirty partook of a most bounteous dinner of good things. Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore came from Illinois about sixteen years ago and bought 2,800 acres of land here in one body, and have lived on same ever since. They have now rented their land and are moving to Monon. We regret very much to lose them from our midst.

R. G. Colins, Postmaster, Barnegat, N. J., was troubled with a severe la grippe cough. He says: “I would be completely exhausted after each fit of voilent coughing. 1 bought a bottle of Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound and before I had taken it all the coughing spells had entirely ceased. It can’t be beat.”—A. F. Long.

BURNING DAYLIGHT A;Jl New Phase of the Love of Man for Woman Br JACK LONDON

SWINDLES MUNCIE MEN

Jewelry “Merchant” Gets Change on Worthless Checks After Purchases. Mu»?le,'lnd., March 8 A swindler, posing as a Jewelry merchant and giving his name as M. Weinberg, "stung” a number of Muncie merchants. Weinberg, who fe> a young man and fashionably dressed!, bought sls worth of silken underwear of Joseph Levy, haberdasher, and paid him with a "phony” check for $25, and getting $lO back in change. Levy accompanied the stranger to the Delaware County National bank, where the stranger opened up an account of several hundred dollars by depositing a worthless check on a New York bank. He rented a business room to open a jewelry store, and gave a check for S4O for the rent. At Gumbiner Bros.’ clothing store he bought $67 worth of wearing apparel, and gave a check for a larger sum. This •check was held until it was shown It was the firm escaping being swindled. At the Cohn Bros.’ store he attempted the same game, but failed.

GARY THIEVES STEAL HOUSE

Boldly Take Newly Completed Dwelling Erected by Young Architect. Gary, Ind., March B.—Chief of Police Martin has put additional officers on the trail of the bold thieves who stole the newly completed house of Will Hammons, a young architect and magazine writer. The house, a four room affair, which workmen completed last Friday, stood in Borman boulevard, near Clark roadi When Mr. Hammons went to inspect his new home, with a view of noting its furniture requirements, it was gone. The police of the. Surrounding cities report no trace of the house.

VICE INQUIRY IS DEMANDED

Petition Presented to Terre Haute Council Is Referred to Committee. Terre Haute, Ind!, March B.—A petition has been presented to the .city council to authorize the creation of a vice commission to investigate the* social, evil in the city. It purposes that this commission be composed of representatives from thirty church, civic, commercial and industrial organizations. The council referred the petition to a committee. There are Indications that an effort will be made to head off the investigation.

WARNS OWNER; LOSES LIFE

Faithful Dog Perishes In Burning House After Barking an Alarm. Oakland City, Ind., March B.—Warned by the barking of her faithful dog, Mrs. Daniel Anderson, living five miles east of this city, barely escaped! with her life, when her house burned. The dog barked' so loudly that Mrs. Anderson investigated the cause. Then she found her w r ay cut off by flames. Wrapping 'herself and child in blankets, she rushed through the fire. The dog burned' with the building.

Despondent Woman Hangs Herself.

Huntington, Inch., March 8. Despondent over the treatment accorded her by Ross Miller, her son-in-law, to whose motherless children she acted as a mother, despite most trying conditions in her home, Mrs. Samuel Updike, of Lancaster township, hanged herself in the barn- She was found by her grandson, Carl Miller, aged fourteen, who had been sent by Mr. Updike to investigate the long stay of his grandmother. Mr. Updike has been a helpless cripple forty years from locomotor ataxia.

Lives After Leap from Train.

Richmond, Ind., March B.—Becoming suddenly insane while on a Pennsylvania train, on the Way from Cincinnati to Richmond, a man who is believed to be C. I* Callahan of Sprlngfieldi, 0., aged about thirty, jumped through a window of the train near Campbellstown, 0., five miles east of Richmond. He was not seriously injured*. though the train was running at a speed nearly forty miles an hour.

St. Joseph Prosecutor Weds.

South Bend, Ind., March 8 —Chester R. Montgomery, prosecuting attorney of St. Joseph county, and Miss Jassamond Wasson of Douglas, 111., were married at the bride’s home, culminating a romance which began in-col-lege,. The young people were students together in Knox college at Galesburg, 111., and were graduated in the same class.

Fort Wayne Merchant Dead.

Fort Wayne, Ind., March 8. Matthias App, a shoe merchant, died, aged eighty-two. He was born in Germany and came to Fort Wayne sixty years ago and engaged in the manufacture and sale of shoes. He was the last of the charter members of the Cathedral Men’s Society, organized more than fifty years ago.

DePauw Athletes Lose Valuables.

Greencastle, Ind., March B.—A daring thief entered the gymnasium dressing room and stole watches from the clothing of Coach Berndt, and Patterson, baseball pitcher, and also some small change from the pockets of Captain Johnson of the baseball squad*. s 3-

5 DEAD, 60 HURT IN TRAIN’S LEAP

Conti n is Wrecked. / CARS ROLL FROM A BRIDGE Scene of Disaster Is Near Lebanon, Ind., Where Women and Children Wait on Snowbank for Rescuers. Lebanon, Ind., March B.—The Continental limited train, west-bound, on the Wabash railroad' was derailed at Redwood Bridge, two miles west of West Lebanon, and five persons were killed and nearly three score injured. Several of the Injured may die and others may be dead in the wreckage. All the cars left the rails and some of them turned over. A broken rail is said to have caused the accident. Two of the cars rolled partly into a creek, the derailment taking place at the end of a bridge.

The locomotive remained, upright on the rails, and word was sent as soon as possible to division headquarters at Peru, Ind., and Decatur, 111. Some delay was experienced, because wires were torn down by the coaches as they rolled over. Wrecking and relief trains rushed to the scene from east and west, and began the work of rescue The wounded were rapidly placed aboard a special train, composed l of two cabooses, and hurried to Danville.

Passengers were preparing to eat dinner as the train approached the Redwood bridge, near the Illinois state line. Without a jolt, at first, the whole train seemed to weave to one side, and then the coaches rolled;, crushed) together, and piled up alongside the track. The baggage and mail cars suffered the most, as they led the rest of the train from the track. Nearly every passenger in the train was hurt by the rolling over of the •cars.

Two or three persons were killed instantly, but the others were pinned down by seats or . splintered timbers and mangled to death Those who were . unhurt soon dragged the injured from the overturned cars, with the exception of a few who could not be extricated) until wrecking derricks arrived Several meD started repairing telegraph Tin? and when the relief trains arrived there was a fairly orderly scene except for the wreckage, at which men were tuggingf and prying in an effort to recover any persons that might be pinioned there in distress.

Those needing attention most were placed' quickly aboard two cabooses and sent to Danville at top speed. With the movable injured out of the way the wrecking crews began to lift the broken coaches from the bottom of the thirty foot embankment.

FORECAST OF THE WEATHER

Indiana —Rain in southern, rain or snow in northern portion today; local snows and colder tomorrow; light to moderate variable winds, becoming northwesterly by tomorrow. (Illinois—Snow or rain and colder in northern, rain in southern portion today; snow or rain tomorrow; colder in southern portion. Wisconsin—Local snow and colder today; probably fair tomorrow; moderate to brisk winds becoming northwesterly.

MARKET QUOTATIONS

Chicago Cash Grain Quotations. Chicago, March 7. Wheat—No. 2 red, $1.02% @1.04; No. 3 red, [email protected]; No. 2 hard winter, $1.03%@1.05%; No. 3 hard winter, [email protected]%; No. 1 northern Spring, $1.09 @1.13; No. 2 northern spring, SI.OB @1.11; No. 3 spring, 98c @51.06. Corn—No. 3, 66%@67c; No. 3 white, 67%@68c- No. 3 yellow, 66% @6Bc. Oats—No. 2 white, 53%@55c; No. 3 white, 52%@53%c; standard, 53@54%c. Chicago Live Stock. Hogs—Receipts 32,000. Quotations ranged at [email protected] heavy shipping, [email protected] light shipping, [email protected] heavy packing, and $5:35 @6.25 good to choice pigs. Cattle—Receipts 7,500. Quotations ranged at [email protected] prime steers, $5.75 @6.35 choice to prime fed beef cows, [email protected] good to choice heifers, [email protected] selected feeders, $4.50 @5.10 fair to good Stockers, $7.75@ 8.25 good to choice veal calves. Sheep— Receipts 18,000. Quotations ranged at [email protected] Choice to prime lambs, [email protected] good to choice yearlings, $5.25 @5.60 good to choice wethers, [email protected] fair to good ewes. Butter. Creamery, per lb„ 30c; prints, 32%c----extra firsts, 29c; firsts, 28c; dairies’, etra, 28c; firsts, 26c. packing stock, 23c. East Buffalo Live Stock. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Ommlssjpn Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle—Receipts 4 cars; market slow. Hogs— Receipts 15 cars; market steady; heavy, $6.80 @6.90; Yorkers, [email protected]; pigs, $6.25. Sheep—Receipts 15 cars; market steady; top lambs, $7.25; yearlings, [email protected]; wethers, [email protected]* ewes, [email protected]. Calves, [email protected]’.

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

LAFAYETTE Through the generosity of Professor Orser Archibald of the State School for the Deaf at Indianapolis, and a former resident of Lafayette, a state home for the aged and infirm deaf of Indiana will be established in White county, twelve miles north of Lafayette. Professor Archibald has given eighty acres of land for the home and the only condition imposed is that the only condition imposed is that SIO,OOO be raised as a maintenance fund. An association has been formed and has received a state charter and the money will be subscribed without delay. The incorporation members of the association are: Wilbur F. Severson of Lafayette, Orsen Archibald of Indianapolis, Henry Bierhaus of Indianapolis, Uthen E. Read of Indianapolis, Henry D. Miller of Middlebury, Philip Hasenslob oi Chicago, Daisy Soot of Michigan City, Ida Kinsley of Shelbyville and Evelyn Heiser of Indianapolis.

LAFAYETTE—Fred Hix, who was arrested here on the charge of robbing several railroad stations within the past few months, will be sent back to the Jeffersonville reformatory. He was sentenced from Crawfordsville ta a term of two to fourteen years for grand larceny, he having robbed an express office at New Ross. He had served three years and then paroled. In another month his parole would have expired and he would have been free. Hix admitted to the police that he was the man who broke loose from the marshal at Battle Ground the night the Monon stations at Battle Ground, Chalmers and Brookston were robbed. While not admitting committing the chain of railroad station robberies attached to him, the police say he is the man who also burglarized stations at Crawfordsville, Westpoint, Clark’s Hill. Hillsburg and other points.

BLOOMINGTON George Taylor, twenty-one years old, who same here two weeks ago to go out with a circus, was placed) in jail on a charge of attacking Lena Patton, eleven years old, daughter of Samuel H. Patton, a prominent farmer and leading churchman, who resides two miles east of the city. When the girl was taken with her parents to the jail in company with Prosecutor William M. Louden, Taylor was brought out with seven other prisoners and she Quickly identified him. The alleged attack occurred Feb. 22 near the child’s home, but her screams caused the man to run. The girl’s father had traced Taylor for several days. Hoping to escape arrest Taylor went to the Bundy hotel, and, after being assigned a room, went to bed, where he was found by Officer Henry Stevens, who served the warrant.

WASHINGTON One of the most brutal ihurders that has ever been committed in southern Indiana was that at Montgomery which snuffed out the life of Town Marshal Robert Walker, forty-two years old, married, and father of a girl three years old, and which later resulted) in the arrest of John Healy and his son, Harry Healy charged with the crime. The shooting took place in the “dry drink parlor,” after the marshal had made an effort to quell a disturbance. According to Wallace Parker and Berry Thompson, who are being held as witnesses. Walker and John Healy became involved in a dispute, resulting in a clinch which threw the men over the corner of a pool table and, while in this position, it is said that Harry Healy took the marshal’s pistol and fired one shot into his head.

JEFFERSONVILLE After managing an insane asylum for fourteen years, Sister Mary Regina Kerr, in charge of Mercy hospital, near here, suddenly became violent at the institution and attacked a woman attendant. The doors and windows were fastened and the combat was becoming serious when an attendana succeeded in unbolting the front door. Sister Mary 'Regina had ordered all. the attendants, out and when they returned with assistance they found the doors and windows barred. Sister Mary Ragina was taken to a sanitarium at Council Bluffs, la,

PETERSBURG— The rising White river has caught a number of farmers in a trap at the seven-mile bend and many of them have been building scaffolds on which to drive their live stock to save them from drowning. The big blizzard prevented them from driving their stock to the hills Saturday and Sunday and now the river has risen so that they can not reach the hills in the ordinary manner.

NOBLESVILLE—John Mason, fiftynine years of age, committed . suicide by cutting his throat with a razor. He was the father of five married children, all of whom came home at his special request, to make a visit. It is thought that he planned to take his life while his family was with him.

EVANSVILLE Several days ago when an epidemic of smallpox broke out at Winslow, Dr. John Miller said the disease was not smallpox. Now Dr. Miller has been removed to the pesthouse with a welldeveloped case of smallpox.

WARSAW William Sapington, fifty-five years of age, a farmer was instantly killed while hauling a load of corn fodder. His wagon was overturned andi his neck was broken in the fait