Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1912 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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Rensselaer Producing Co. Incor porated.

The Rensselaer Producing Co.,' Is the name of a new corporation I which will take over the B. S. Pen-* dig poultry business April 1. The company is incorporated for $5,000 and is composed of B. S. Fendig, A. E. Wallace, Chas. Stevenson and Ed Miller. Mr. Fendig is president; A. E. Wallace, vice-president, and Chas. Sltevenson, secretary and treasurer. The new company will handle butter eggs and poultry and other farm produce. -

Sudden Death of Mrs. W. W. Mathena.

Mrs. W. W. Mathena died suddenly at her home in the east part of town Monday at 10:30 p. m., from' a stroke of paralysis and the burst-! ing of a blood vessel in her head.j Mr. Mathena had come up town to get the mail about 4:30 and left’ her in the best of health. Oh re-' turning home he found his wife ly-' ing on the kitchen floor unconscious and a pool of "blood about her head, caused from a burst ed blood Vessel. ▲ physician was hastily summoned,' but she died a few hours later wilt- 4 out having .regained consciousness. * Mrs. Mathena was 59 years of age and leaves a huhband and two sons, Emerson and Lee. At this writing no arrangements have been. made for the. funeral.

Democratic County Convention Next Monday.

Ths democratic county conven-' tion will be held next Monday, and' from present indications a good ticket Will be placed in the field? It is conceded that’ the recorder must come from the north end of the county, and a candidate from' that section has been found in the* person of S. D. Clark, whose announcement appeal's in another col? unin. Mr. Clark is an old school teacher, has been'elected trustee of Wheatfield tp., three different times, although the township is strongly republican, and is a man who stands highly in that part of the county where best known. His character and official conduct in the past is above reproach, and he* Will be a sure winner if nominated. 1 For county commissioner from' the south district the name of Grant Culp of Carpenter has been mentioned. Grant is a life-long reel-' dent of that township, a man well thought of and an excellent business man, and would make an ideal ci mmissioner. Besides he is located right, just northeast of Remington and his large acquaintance in his district would insure him a big vote there.

A Regular Monkey and Parrot Time

It developed at the republican primaries Saturday that there was more Roosevelt sentiment in Rensselaer and Jasper county than had been supposed, and the delegates to 1 the state convention being held in 1 Indianapolis today to select dele-j gates to the national convention' stands 4 Taft; 4 Roosevelt. In the district they are said to stand 79 Taft; 42 Roosevelt. The accredited standing of delegates from the Tenth district to the state convention is' as follows: j Taft Teddy Lake . 37 2 Jasper .......... 4 4 Newton ......i.... 6 1 Warren ........... 1 7 Porter ............ 12 Benton 1 7 Tippecanoe 7 20 White ............11 1 Total .79 42 They were having a hot time in the state convention and wrangles were the rule Tather than the exception fn the preliminary district meetings held Monday night. The Roosevelt faction, is charging the Taft faction with all kinds of fraud and is contesting every point. A rump convention, it was thought, would be held after the Taft faction, who are slightly in the majority, got through, in order to file a contest in the national convention. A part of the delegates' from Indiana are sure to be for Roosevtlt. In the local primaries held here Saturday the Roosevelt faction won' nearly all the congressional convention delegates. The convention meets at Hammond tomorrow. Crumpacker, who will be renominaan ardent Taft man. Come and see J. V. Collins for Buckeye Grain Drills, Seeders, Buckeye Cultivators and Superior Fertilizer Disc Corn Planters. Also Miller Manure Spreaders. West side of public square. 10a

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Intsrestta! Paragraphs froni tli Various Dapartamts OF JASPER 68HMTY CAPITOL

The Legal News Epitomised—Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. Attorney G. A. Williams, accompanied by his wife, was In Paxton, 111., Monday on business. John Sheilhart of the Sharon neighborhood, southeast of town, was fined $5 and costs in Squire Irwin’s court Monday for failure to «end his-8-year-old son to ecboo., as complained of by 'truant~bt!tcer Steward. (Marriage licences issued: Match 22. Lyman Walter Baker, ffigi of Charles W. Baker of Rose lawn, aged 45, occupation laborer, to Ida Tennessee Cox, also of Roselawn, daughter of John T. Thencher of Oklahoma, aged 34, occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for each, male having been divorced nine years ago, ahd female divorced pome time in'(he dim and' distant past, the date not being given in the application. March 25, Howard VJctor Kernel orer of Demotte, aged 28, occupation mining, to Edith Lula Gussman, also of Demotte, aged 25, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

Notwithstanding the assertions of two Chicago fur dealers who pro- ! nounced the pelt of a timber “wolf recently killed nev Demoitj as that of a Collie dog, the hunter who killed it and other wolf experts in that vicinity are willing to swear that it is that of a wolf.- It will be remembered that the county! paid a bounty of $lO for the scalp and the owner of the pelt disposed j of the same to B. S. Fendig for $3. Fendig sent the pelt to Chi- ! cago where two fur dealers pro-! noqnced it the pelt of a Coilie dog’ and worth but 25 cents. Age and climatic conditions, sometimes disease, have' much to do with the appearance of the pelt of a furbearing animal, and no doubt the hunter who killed this beast and others well versed on wolves in that locality, honestly believe that the animal was a wolf. They say they have seen and killed too many wolves to be mistaken in this case

Report Attendance Schools for sixth Month.

The report of the rural schools for the sixth month shows the attendance as follows: The banner township of the county is again Gillam with an average attendance of 91.2 per cent. The banner school of the county is that of Otto Schwanke of Keener township with an attendance of 97.31 per cent. The average attendance for the county shows a decided slump with only 87.9 per cent as against 92.1 per cent last month and 96 per cent in September.

The banner schools in the different townships are as follows: Barkley, Jennie Eib 93.83 Carpenter, Maude Rader..... 88.65 Gillam, Pansy Ingle ...96.38 Hanging Grove, E. VanAredel .93.68 Jordan, George Sage 93.29 Kankakee, Nellie Stalbaum. .93.54 Keener, Otto Schwanke 97.31 Marion, Estella 5age........94.37 Milroy, Mary Jacks 95.75 Newton, Lesta Wa550n.......90 Union, Angie Zink 97.07 Walker, Virgil Todd. .;.. . . .93.8 Wheatfield, Grace Poole 95.5

Ketman Ditch Lawyers Paid Big Fee

Attorney Oscar B. Smith of Knox and J. M. Spangler and Caleb Barker of Winamac, have been allowed a fee of 224,000 in the noted Tony L. Ketman ditch. The amount of the fee was determined upon Friday at Winamac when Special Judge Sties, who had established the work, heard evidence upon the subject. Attorneys were placed upon the stand and asked what the* fee should be in them placed it aq high as *35,900. Tl* case was begun seven years # ago

THE TWiCB-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA. WEDNESDAY, MCH. 27, 1912.

and has been vigorously contested in the Pulaski and upper courts ever since. Smith A Spangler carried the contest on for the greater part of the time but Anally Mr. Barker became associated with them. It is understood the fee will be split up forty per cent each for Smith and Spangler and twenty per cent for Barker. It is one of the largest fees ever allowed in a single case in this circuit, and the case was one of the longest and hardest fought of any in either coanty.—Starke County Republican.

Benefit Concert for Miss Myrtle York

A benefit concert is to be given at the Christian church Friday evening for Mias Myrtle York, the popular Rensselaer young lady who is now in a Chicago hospital for the second time to take treatment for an infection on her hand. Tim concert will consist of •vocal and instrumental musk;, etc., etc., and it Is hoped to Ml the church for the so worthy a cause.

Common Council Meeting: ~f 3Dhe common cflpneil met in regular session Monday night with all tAembers present except Mayor Meyers and Councilman Catt. No business except the allowing of the following claims came before the august body: CORPORATION FUND. r Geo Mustard, sal marshal . ,330.00 Frank Critser, night watch.. 25.90 J L Brady, eoai city hail.. 28.38 M L Hemphill, rep Are dept 11.9$ B N Fendig, boots Are dept.. 4.90 A Leopold, anp same 4.60 Healey A Clark, anp lire chief 3.79 ROAD FUND. Chester Zea, city teamster. . 39.00 A Rowen, cleaning walks. . .5.00 Jake Gilmore, same 5.90 Healey A. Clark, pub notice .80 LIGHT FUND. C S Chamberlain, salary... . 50.00 MeU Abbott, same. ...... . 30.00 Dave Haste, same. 30.00 Jesse Gates, hauling coal. . 12.60 C Thompson, wk on 1ine...,. 28.20 Standard Oil Co, oil . 16.52 Western Electric Co, supplies 51.56 Eteotric App Co, same 197.23 . WATER FUND. T E Malone, salary 30.00 National Lead Co,, pipe 105

Easter Apron Sale and Marked The ladies of the Methodist church will have their annual apron sale and market Friday and Saturday, April 5 and 6, in the former Williams furniture store building adjoining the Roth meat market. Sunbonnets, useful and fancy aprons, laundry articles, fancy towels and sun hats on sale. Lunch will be served on Saturday. Sale opens each day at 10 a. m. a 6

ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS " A Few Paragraphs to Fill Up Our Front Page. Dr. H. L. Brown is now driving a new Model T Ford auto, having traded his old 10 Buick to Frank Kresler yesterday for the Ford. Mr *- W. R. Meguire was called to Centralia, 111., Friday by the birth of a 10-pound baby girl to her sister, Mrs. Arthur Osborne. O. A. Yeoman and wife, Mrs. U- H* Mills and Mrs. H. E. Parkison went to South Bend Friday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Joe Paxton a few days. Among the increases in pension granted in this vicinity daring the past week is that of James M. Pingry of Montieefio, to *2O per month. The D. A. R. met yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. G. E. Murray on River street. A good program consisting of music and instructive papers tag given. 1 Mrs. Philip Lagen and daughter came over from Joliet, 111., Thursday to spend a few dayp with her father, Nelson Randle, before leaving for their future home in Texas. Mrs. Simon Leopold was called to Peoria, Hi], Saturday by the serious condition of her sister, Mrs. R. S. Coppock, who died there'sjiortly after the arrival of Mm. Leopold, j who will remain to attend the funeral. - B. Forsythe has finally got the matter adjusted with the trustee in bankruptcy of Wilson & Co., to whom he sold his Winamac store shortly before their failure, and will soon re-open the store at Winamac. By purchasing part of the Wilson t Co. stock. of the trustee, Mr. Forsythe will probably come °*t little If any the loser in the

While most of the snow disappeared Monday, the air is still cold and the mercury was below the freezing point -yesterday morning. This promises to be one of the latest springs ever known in Indiana. Mrs. J. E. Smith of Thorntown, who has been visiting here for a few days wkh her sister, Mrs. W. F. Smith, returned home Friday. Her daughter, who is also visiting here, wili remain for a few days longer, when she will go to Chicago to visit relatives before returning home. John Borntrager of near Surrey visited Peter Van Lear in a Chicago hospital Sunday. His trouble has finally been diagnosed as cancer of the stomach and he is reported in a very critical condition with death likely to occur at any moment. Mrs. Van Lear was called to his bedside Saturday and la still with him. Harry Watson, the plumber, has moved into the room just vacated by The Democrat on Van Rensselaer street, and -will occupy It and also the rear part of the room immediately north, his old quarters. Ray Delmar, the electrician, win oconpy the front part of the former Watson room, whore he wHI put te a stock of electrical supplies. MonticeMo Journal: Ift*. te Spencer, wife of James Spencer, dte« this morning at thres o’clock at the home of their daughter. Mrs. 1 TteQwan, on South Bluff street, *•** 71 Year* and eight months. 1 bad been an invalid for the past sit years. The funeral will] be held Sunday afternoon at two o’clock from the Presbyterian l church, with interment in the Mon- 1 ticello cemetery.

-James R. German, who recently moved onto the old Lowman farm, northwest of the city from 'Michigan, where he moved with his family about five years ago, died Sunday morning of consumption. He was about 45 years of age and leaves a wife and five children, ranging in ago from 22 years to 8 months. The funeral was held from the residence yesterday afternoon, and burial made in the Smith cemetery:

Miss Myrtle York, who had the misfortune to run a needle Into her right hand a couple of weeks ago and has since suffered considerably from infection caused by laceration in the efforts to remove the needle at a Chicago hospital, was taken to Chicago again Sunday, the infection having continued to spread since 7 its inception a few days after the operation. Her condition is not regarded as Berious, although very painful.

Kentland Democrat: T. B. Galbraith and John Shepard—moving from Grant township to farms near Pound, Marinette county, Wfe.— loaded their goods on cars here Monday for shipment, via the C. I. A S., and left for their new homes Tuesday.. .The two year old ■on of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Whiteman, who reside on the Charles Roe farm, southeast of town,- died today as a result of burns from lye which the little one unfortunately found and drank on Wednesday of last week.

Taken from a crevice In a straw stack in which it bad been buried for about 60 hours, a calf belonging to Joe Neteiua became very lively and active, going about seemingly none the worse for its confinement. Joe dug out two dead yearling heifers that had been smothered by being caaght under the straw when it caved in some days ago, and thought the calf, which was more deeply buried than the heifers, was surely dead and that he would dig it ofat later. Friday, morning he heard a noise issuing from the stack and, upon investigation, discovered the calf in a crevice near the center of the stack. « Kanne Bus Notice. Hereafter our bus headquarters will be at Tone Kanne’s residence, phone 214. Calls may also be made for' us at Leer’s hitch barn, phone 342 or at the Renaßelaer Garage, phone 365. We . make all trains, answer aH calls for city trade and solicit a dbaare of your patronage. Respectfully, “' KANNE BROS. Anyone desiring to purchase residence property in Rensselaer will do wen to call on me.—HARVEY DAVISSON. \

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS Telegraphic Reports from Many Parts of the Country

SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings la Distant and Nearby Cities and Towns——Matters of Minor Mention from Many Places.

Tub Much Water In Butter. J» bn C. G. Gasho, a farmer near Nobleeville, has been fined $18.20 for selling butter with too much water, according to a report to the state board of health. The butter, according to the board, was not much worse than the ordinary country butter purchased by grocery store keepers, but It has been. found impossible heretofore to get the grocers to T-eveal the* Identity of the farmers selling the inferior product.

Clothing Catches Fire at Grate.

LsJayette, lud., March 25.—Mrs. Pelle Isreal. was probably fatally burned yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mts. James Parr, while sitting in front of on open grate in the living room. She was suffering from a stroke of partial paralysis and did not notice that her dress had caught fire until she was enveloped In flames. Mrs. Parr heard her mother’s screams and, running to her, threw a rug over to smother • the flames. The woman was hurried to the hospital with her chest, face, back, hands and legs badly burned.

KILLS SELF WHILE ON VISIT

Charles Smitker Fires Ballet Into Brain in Front of Mirror. Frankfort, Ind., March 23. Charles Smitker, age forty, who came here from North Dakota .to visit his sister, Mrs. Joe Anderson, of Sedalia, stood in front of a mirror at the Maggart boarding house in Sedalia and fired a bullet into his brain. 11l health is given as the cause of the suicide.

LOST DIAMOND

Found in Chicken By Lawrenceburg Wife When Cleaning Fowl. Lawrenceburg, Ind., March 24. —lMrs. Reed, wife of Frank C. Reed, a railroad conductor, lost a diamond valued at $250, out of her wedding ring, near her home a few days ago. When dressing a chicken for their dinner today Mrs. Reed found a gem in the gizzard of the fowl, and, upon examination, discovered it was her lost diamond. It is probable that Mrs. Reed lost the diamond in the poultry yard and k was swallowed by the ben when picking up feed. Conductor Reed and wife moved to this city a few weeks ago from Cincinnati.

OREGON GOVERNOR

Most Travel on Horseback Because His Expense Fund Is Exhausted. Salem, Ore., Mlarch 24.—Because his traveling expense fund, appropriated by the last legislature, has become exhausted, Governor West will travel horseback for more than 500 miles to attend a convention of Western Governom. The trip will be made from Salem to Boise, Idaho, through a wild region of the Cascade Mountains. “I cannot afford to make this trip by train,” said the Governor today, "and I am desirous of attending the convention. lam not willing to create a deficit and appeal to the next legislature to make it good, so I will ride horseback.”

HOME TOWN HONORS O’NEILL

Democratic Candidate for Lieuten-ant-Governor Gets Ovation. South Bend, Ind., March 23. William P. O’Neill, democratic nominee for Lieutenant-Governor, was greeted by an immense throng of citizens, headed -by a brass band, when he returned to his home in Mishawaka, last night, from the

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state convention in Indianapolis. The crowd numibered several thousand, including many womeg. As Mr. O’Neill, accompanied by Mrs. O’Neill and two children, Appeared on the station platform he was cheered. A parade was formed and Mr. O’Neill was escorted to the downtown district, where an immense impromptu reception was held.

John A. Hersog, mayor of Mishawaka, and Robert E. Proctor, state senator of Elkhart, spoke. Mr. O’Neill spoke briefly, thanking the crowd for the honor.

EVERY AVAILABLE MAN

In Kansas City Working to Dig City Prom Under the Snow. Kansas City. Mo., March Following the twenty-five inch snow of yesterday and last night, Kansas City fought hard and long to resume street-oar service and clear the sidewalks in the business section. Every hydrant in the city was turned loose, the water eating paths through the big. drifts, while hundreds of shovel men fed the streams from the snow on the walks in-an effort to keep basements fronj being flooded. The heavy, wet snow was shoveled off (he roofs of a number of tall buildings, where It wad feased the weight would cause a cbkepee. It was a common sight today to be warned to look out for the hurtlisfc — ~ri of snow coming from sit and eight atory roofs. ' The Olathe and Leavenworth fnterurban lines bed not been open* ed tonight. In the city car twr* ice was resumed about noon, following an all-night and forenoon battle, the thousand employes of the Metropolitan, from clerks and superintendents, manning shovels, besides 1,500 extra men employed. One car crew that was Btalled a few miles out from Independence la»t night got through only after 19 hours continuous effort. Persons leaving downtown at midnight last night did not get to their homes until « to 10 o’clock this morning. Several crews whose cars were blocked could not be rescued for 10 to 15 hours. The greatest trouble was with cars running off the track.

Kansas City seemed to be in the center of the »torm, and, while through trains from Kansas were slightly delayed, train service was not generally imparled.

Obituary.

Mrs. Della Isabella Brockman Remely died at her hopje 12 miles south of Peplar Tuesday morning, March 12, after many weeks of suffering. At the time of her: death she was 28 years, 6 months and 14 days of age, Mr®. Remely was born near Mt. Vernon, 111., August 29, 1873. She came to Montana In 1898 and on July 18, 1906 was married to William F. Remely. Of this union, three children were born, two of whom survive, Keith and Oran. Besides her husband, she leaves three brothers and two sisters. Mrs. Remely was known amongst an unusually large circle of friende as a faithful wife and a woman of kind and loving impulses and strong character. The happiness of others was her happiness, and their sorrow her sorrow. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. D. B. Evans this morning in the Presbyterian church which was crowded with a large number of sympathetic friends who desired to pay their last tribute to the departed one. The local .camp of Mj W. A. of which Mr. Remely is a member, attended in a body. Frank and Marshall Steele, H. E. Rickard, G. O. West, James McAnally and Hairy Simmons were the pallbearers. A choir consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Coster, Mrs. S. T. Sherry and H. C. Walker sang ‘‘Rock of Ages,” ** Asleep in Jesus” and “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.”—Poplar (Mont.) paper. Mr. Remely formerly resided In Jasper county and is a son of the late Samuel Remely of Wheatfield and a „brother of John Remely of this place.

This Is a Good One.

What’B my name? he said, Well, that’s a good one. Why,-boy, you’ve knowed my name ever since you was a Ruckling babe. It aint so darned peculiar that anyone’s likely to fergit if he wants to buy a buggy to take his best girl out. I tell you, boys, Roberts aas the-bug-gies that has the stile, quality and finish, and the price is right, with the reputation behind them. Now, boy, if your game is*»to poke fun at that name, you don’t want to fergit that you’re funnying' with about two men out of every three in this vicinity. > . Yours truly, C. A. ROBERTS.