Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1912 — Page 1

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Parke Kelly Married.

Chase Kelly of Eq Claire, Wis.,l spent Sunday here with W. J. Wright and family. He had been' at Rockford. 111., attending the wedding of his brother Parke to Miss Hazel Bartlett of Rockford, and thought he would run down here for a day or two while so near his old home. Parke has a good office position- with a zinc mining company at Plattsville, Wis., where he and his bride will reside.

Former Jasperites Well Represented In Convention.

Former citizens of Rensselaer are considerably in evidence in the list of officials of the coming republican national convention. W. B. Austin is chief usher, and Donald Holdings worth, son of G. K. Hollingsworth, is one of the thirty-one ushers. Both are now residents of Chicago. Jesse E. Wilson, now of Hammond, and a former resident and attorney of Rensselaer, is one of the assistant sergeant-at-arms.

Aged Mother of E. M. Parcels Dies at Monticello.

Mrs. Manila Parcels died last evening a few minutes after nine o’clock at her home on North Illinois street, aged 87 years. She has been failing for months and her death came from the infirmaries of old age. The funeral will be held from the home of her son, Philip Parcels, tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Grandmother Parcels was among the oldest residents of the city, having lived for 56 years in the little house where she died. — Monday’s Monticello Journal.

Sent Winfred the Proof.

Charlie Pullins was in Saturday from Barkley tp., and brought in several stalks of alfalfa, one of which measured 38 inches in length. It was from his field on the old Dr. Washburn place at the west side of town. He. has 20 acres of alfalfq on his farms in Barkley, and the fields are now in bloom and ready to cut. A few weeks ago Charlie got a stalk of alfalfa from his son Winfred who is farming in Mississippi, nieasuring 20 inches in length, and Winfred wanted to know if his father had any stalks that long here? Winfred said his crop would bring $25 per acre. Charlie sent Winfred the 38-inch stalk as evidence that Jasper county can go Mississippi one better on alfalfa.

Makes 180 Miles Maiden Trip in His New Auto.

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Overton and two children and Mr. Overton’s sister, drove down from South Haven, Mich., Saturday in Mr. Overton’s new auto to visit John Healy and family. Sunday they drove out to Jacob Wagner’s in Carpenter tp., in their machine, while Mike Kuboski took John Healy and family over in Mike’s auto. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nesius also went along, and they had a big dinner and a fine time at Mr. Wagner’s. This was Mr. Overton's maiden trip in his new auto, and they made the run olf 180 miles in a day without mishap. Mr. Overton returned home yesterday accompanied by John Healey and son Lonzo, and Mike Kuboski, who will make him a few days visit. Mrs. Overton and children remained here for a longer visit.

MORE HONORS FOR JASPER CO.

F. M. Welsh of Jordan Tp., Appointed Doorkeeper at Democratic National Convention. While at Ft. Wayne Friday, district chairman Charles Murphy of Brookston, informed The Democrat man that he had an appointment at the coming democratic national convention at Baltimore for Jasper county, and that the appointment would go to Francis M. Welsh of Jordan tp. The appointment, he stated, is that of doorkeeper, and is known as one of considerable prominence, and importance. The Democrat cpngratulates Mr. Welsh on his good fortune in having b£en selected for this appointment. The trip to Baltimore in itself will be a delightful one, and the opportunity of attending a big national convention and being one of the officials thereof is one that falls to the lot of but lew men in a lifetime. Mr. Welsh is one of the old wheel horses of democracy in Jasper county, and his ap*pointment to the place will meet with satisfaction here.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs from tin Various Departments - I OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. " Trustee Shirer was down from Kankakee tp., on business Monday. —o—New suits filed: No. 7877. Clell Hughes vs. Henry C. Hancock; action to foreclose mechanic’s lein. Demand s2l and costs. —o— Judge Hanan, who is sitting in the Borntrager ditch case, spent Sunday in Indianapolis, returned Monday and again taking up the case. ■ —O— VC/

Call up 315 when in need of any legal blanks, such as mortgages, deeds, releases, etc., and they will be delivered at your office inside of two minutes. —o —• A deed for 40 acres of land in section 31, Union tp., to Mrs. Mary Brown of Lisbon, No. Oak., from her sister, Mrs. Candace Loughridge, now deceased, was placed on record a few days ago. The consideration stated in the deed was $2,500. Deed was made Jan. 16, 1912. —o —• Uncle James T. Randle, realizing that he is living on borrowed time, has disposed by deed of all his real estate, dividing it equally among his children, but the transfer is not to become effective until his demise. All monies that he may have on hand at the time of his death is also to be equally divided among the children. Wm. Kennedy of near Newland was given quarters- in the jail Saturday -night, and Sunday morning was arraigned before Squire Bruner and fined $5 and costs, $8.55 in all for public intoxication. He staid the amount with T. M. Callahan as surety. Nightwatch Critser run Kennedy in after he had warned him, he says, to get off the streets.

We hear that State Senator Abraham Halleck of Jasper is staying up nights awaiting the reception committee from the republican party to kindly hold out the re-nomina-tion for senator on the convention platter. Of course it is more than probable that Abe don’t care for the place again, but to please his million and seven friends in this district, the common people, he might be persuaded to accept a renomination if it was handed on a platter before 9 p. m. in the evening. —Brook Reporter (Rep.) —— Sheriff W. I. Hoover received word from the sheriff at Peoria, Hl., Sunday regarding the fraud charges against John Zehr of Carpenter tp., and nothing will be done in the matter for the present at least, f The trouble is said to be over an old Dakota land deal, and Mr. Zehr does not seem to be much troubled over it. He says if the officers want him he will be found at any time at his home. Sheriff Hoover went over to Carpenter tp., Saturday and had a talk with Mr. Zehr regarding the matter. The standing of Mr. Zehr here has evidently prompted the Illinois officers to investigate the case a little farther before going ahead with the prosecution. —o—. Judge Hooper of Watseka granted a new trial to Roy Day and Joseph Hubbard in the Bradrick case, Saturday with the brief statement that the principal ground on which it was granted was the testimony of Sheriff Ireland in the hearing of a week ago in which there appeared sufficient new evidence to submit the case again to a jury in the opinion of the court. The case was set for its second trial on June 24. Sheriff Ireland and many of the citizens of Watseka who heard the first trial are convinced that Day

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and Hubbard are innocent, and some new evidence has been gathered that points to their innocence. -—Newton County Enterprise.

Chase Kelly Invests in Jasper Co. Soil.

C. P. Wright & Co. Monday sold to Chase Kelly of Eli Claire, Wis.. the B. D. Comer tenant farm in Union tp.. 1% miles south of Virgie, of 160 acres, for $10,400. Barney takes as part payment the Kelly residence property on the corner of Weston and Rutsen streets and gets the balance in cash. Chase expects to make a dairy farm of his purchase and will stock it with high grade cattle.

New Switch Board Here.

J. J. Montgomery returned Monday evening from a few days absence in ooking after the new automatic switch-board of the Jasper County Telephone Co. which had been on the road for the last month. He found the board in the freight yards at Chicago where it had lain for nobody knows how long, and got it out of the car and had it shipped down by express Monday night. The board is a 300 drop, and it is expected to get it fully installed this week.

Mrs. Ross Porter Dies From Operation In Chicago.

Word was received here yesterday noon of the death of Mrs. Ross Porter of Jordan tp.. who went to Chicago. Sunday evening and was operated on at the Westside hospital yesterday for appendicitis. She never came out from under the effects of the anasthetic. Mrs. Porter was formerly Miss Pauline Ames of Rensselaer, and had been married less than two years. She told friends here before going to the hospital that she felt no apprehension whatever over the operation. News of her death was a great shock to her friends. i _ Barber Rhoades Clashes With City Marshal. Charles W. Rhoades, the barber, had a mix-up with Marshal Mustard Monday afternoon over the killing by the latter of the former’s dog, Saturday. Under the law it is the marshal’s duty to kill unmuzzled dogs, and he states that the Rhoades dog ran about much of the time last year unmuzzled, and also this year; that he had twice this season taken the dog to Mr. Rhoades when he had found it running about without a muzzle and told him to take care of it. The dog was over in the east part of town several days last week, the marshal states, without a muzzle on and different persons called him id come and kill it. Saturday he saw a dog lying at the side of the road, by the park on Division street, about six blocks from the Rhoades’ residence, and he shot it. He states that he did not know at the time whose dog it was, as there are a number of fox terriers in the city and they all look alike, but it would have made no difference if he had known who it belonged to. for the dog was unmuzzled and it was his duty to kill it. After Mrs. tlhoades had given the marshal a piece of her mind, her husband started out Monday afternoon looking for him, and meeting him on the corner by Earl Duvall’s store, began to abuse him for doing his duty, and is alleged to have used a number of cuss words to emphasize his remarks, calling him ad — cheap skate, etc., etc., and 'declaring that he had killed the dog because of a personal grudge he had against him, which the mrshal vigorously denies. The marshal told Mr. Rhoades to go on about his business and to keep stilt, but the latter replied that he would do as he d — pleased. At this the marshal told him ■ that he would arrest him, and put his hand on his shoulder and told him to consider himself under arrest. Then, Rhoades struck the marshal, hitting him in the right eye and 1 discoloring that optic. The marshal then pulled his club and struck the beligerent barber over the head a couple of times quite soundly, when Sheriff 1 Hoover rushed in between tnem and parted them. Tne marshal swore out two affidavits before Squire Irwin against Rhoades, one for assault and battery and one for profanity, and it is probable a third charge, that of resisting an officer, will be filed. The cases came up yesterday afternoon and jury trial was demanded by Rhoades. And all over a dog, too.

F. M. Snyder Passes Away.

F. M. Snyder, who has been confined to his home in the east part of town the "past few weeks with heart trouble and other complications, died about 10:30 p. m. Sunday. Mr. Snyder was about 63 years of age and was born in Darke county, O._ Oct. 2, 184 8, first com-1 ing to Jay county, this state, and later to Francesville, moving here with his family about nine years ago. and with hfe sons engaged in the carpenter and contracting business, at which, because of poor health, he worked actively lor the past few years. He leaves a wife, three sons, Jesse and Riley of Rensselaer, and William of Richmond, Va.; two Mrs. Ed Musgrave of Hardman. Ore., and Mrs. Fred Linback of near Pleasant besides a sister in Ohio. The funeral was held yesterday at 2:30 p. m., from the house, Rev. C. L. Harper of the M. E. church, conducting the services. Interment .was made in Weston cemetery. Because of the illness of his wife. William Snyder, of Richmond, Ya., was unable to be here to attend I the funeral.

George Ketchum Dead.

At 9:30 o’clock Saturday morning death came to George P. Ketchum at his home on McCoy' avenue, where fpr several weeks past he has been battling against the disease r hat finally anemia. Mr. Ketchum was almost 4 7 years of age, and had resided here for several years. He was under the care of a specialist in Chicago for some time a few months ago, when his complaint, for which there is no known cure, was diagnozed. Last October he became noticeably worse and continued to decline gradually until his death. George Pierce Ketchum was born at Watseka, 111., Nov. 6, 1865, and died at Rensselaer, Ind., June 8, 1912, aged 4 6 years. 7 months and 2 days. He was the youngest of five children born to George and Sarah Ketchum, and with his parents moved -from Illinois to Indiana in 1900, since which he has resided in Jasper county. He was united in marriage to Miss Estella A. Parkieon, Feb. 14, 1904, and to this union one child, which diecl in infancy, was born. His father, one brother and a sister have preceeded him to the great beyond, leaving to mourn his decease his wife, his aged mother, two brothers, Henry of Cowley, Wyo., and David of GWman, 111., and a host ;of friends. The ’funeral, conducted by Rev. Parrett from the house, was held Monday afternoon and burial made in Weston cemetery. »

THREE ACRES OF PEONAS.

Remington Man's Peona Field Attracts Many Visitors. W. L. Gumm, the well known Remington hardware dealer, who owns the old Dr. Maxwell property at the south side of Remington, has three acres of peonas, and just now they are a beautiful sight to behold, all in blossom. Sunday hundreds of people drove by the field just to see the flowers in bloom, while scores of the vfcators were given huge armloads of the beautiful fluffy flowers. Mr. Gumm has always been a great lover of flowers, and puts in his spare time in- growing rare ornamental and flowering plants in great abundance. Of his peonas he has many different varieties, of all shades of color, some of which he personally imported from France. In addition to furnishing a delightful pastime, he has found the business quite lucreative, and he sells many plants, bulbs and flowers. The greatest sale of the peonas is in the buds, and recently he had four men at work cutting the buds, which were packed and shipped to the city, where they are placed in coid storage and when blossoms are wanted are put in water where they oren in all their beauty and,freshness. Mrs. Mary D. Eger entertained Thursday afternoon in honor of Mrs. Margaret Stackhouse of Chicago but a former resident of this city, to which a large number of old-time lady friends of the latter were guests. Job printing of the better class type, ink and typography in harmony—The Democrat office.

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GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports from Many Parts of the Country SHORT GITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in Distant and Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention from Many Places. ■ ’ •’ G. A. R. Commander Dead. Captain Frank P Swigart, aged 72, state commander of the Indiana department G. A. R., soldier, lawyer and author, died suddenly at his home at 715 North street, LogansI>ort at 7:40 Friday’evening. Death was due to neuralgia of the heart, superinduced by acute indigestion. On the 23d of May at South Bend. Captain Swigart was elected state commander of the Indiana G. A. R. Last Tuesday he issued his first general order. W. E. Gorsuch, elected senior vice-commander of the Indiana G. A. R., will succeed Captain Swigart as state commander.

OFFER OF ANDERSON, IND.

To Land the Proposed Moose College Is Accepted. Anderson, Ind., une 9.—Rodney H. Brandon of Anderson, Supreme Secretary of the Moose Lodge, wired from New York tonight that the Supreme Council and Institute Trustees had finally decided on Anderson as the place for the proposed Moose college, provided the Anderson Commercial Club proposition is made good by July 10. The club will do it. Several cities bid for the Moose college and the race finally narrowed down to Indianapolis, Anderson and Springfield, O. This city offered $25,000 and other considerations. The Supreme Secretary’s office is located here.

ONE KILLED; 34 INJURED.

Accommodation Train Fails to dear Main Track for Fast Mail— Mail Coach Shattered. Bedford, Ind., June 10.—Failure of the crew of an accommodation train to clear the main track resulted in a headon collision with the Monon’s fast mail train-, near Bedford, Saturday night, the death of J. P. McClure of Bloomington, and the injury of abouty thirty-four passengers. McClure, a mail clerk, was crushed when the impact drove the tender and the mailcoach together. The mail coach was shattered. Edward F. Riley of New York, who suffered severe cuts about the head and a broken arm, was probably the most severely injured of the passengers. Others who were hurt, but whose injuries were not serious, are: Mrs. L. N. Sides, Charles Taylor, Oscar Lewis, Hartford Noble, Mrs. A. H. Chastena, Ed Lewis, Mrs. ford; J-. S. Flinn*, Georgetown; W. M. Dobbins, James Couss, W. A. Brock, Bedford; J. S. Flinn, Georgetown; Nellie Burton, Mrs. M. E. Martin, Mildred Wright, Mrs. A. J. Foster, Mitchell; Mrs. A. Cqle, Mrs. Elijah James, R. A. Cole, Ernest Koskley, Bloomington; William Habert, W. H. Marimon, Mrs. John E. Elrod, Orleans; William Turner, Mrs. E. J. Corkon, Alfred Schaeter, Louisville; E. A. Paton, Lindsey Hart, Mrs. Sarah Riley; New Albany.; N. S. Taylor, I. K. Harris, Louis Karnes, Mrs. Oliver Standish, Salem; Mrs. Ida Brough, Mrs. L. E. Dunn, Terre Haute. Railroad officials at Lafayette estimate the property loss at $75,000, and say that A. J. Briggs, engineer has telegraphed his resignation to the company and admitted that he overlooked the meeting place.

FIVE HURT IN COLLISION.

Wm. B. Austin and Party, In Automobile, Struck By Street Car. Monday’s Chicago Record-Herald contained the following notice of a mishap to W. B. Austin, formerly of Rensselaer, who with his wife and other relatives was returning from Lake Wawaseee, Ind., in their

large touring car Sunday night: Five persons in a targe touring car were badly bruised .when tne machine was struck by a North State street car at Harrison and Dearborn streets' last night. They are: AUSTIN, WILLIAM 8., 25 Scott street, president -of the ‘Hamilton Club and private banker, owner of the car. AUSTIN, MILS. W. B. AUSTIN N. 8.. 4723 Kenwood avenue, general passenger agent of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. HOPKINS, MRS. MARY C„ 6131 Kimbark avenue, sister of Mr. Austin. ADAMS, C. H., chauffeur, colored. W. B. Austin and his party had just returned from Lake Wawasee, Ind., where they attended the Hamilton Club outing. Adams , had met them at the Grand Central station with the machine, and they were taking B. N. Austin to the Illinois Central station. According to W. B. Austin, the automobile had almost crossed the tracks when the street car struck the rear wheel, whirled the machine >hwlf way around and hurled it against an iron telegraph pole, throwing out Mr. Austin, his wife and his sister. "The motorman did not ring his gong,” said W. B. Austin after the accident. James McFarland of 2817 North Halsted street, tho motorman, said he did not see the automobile until too late to stop. B. N. Austin was taken to the Illinois Central station in a poflice ambulance. The other occupants of the car were taken to the Scott street address. The above is all we have been able to learn from the Chicago papers of the accident, but Mr. Austin’s sister and*' husband, Dr. and Mrs. Ensminger of Crawfordsville, were called to Chicago Monday morning, and it is reported that the doctor went back home Monday night and told a party from here who was on the train with him that Mrs. Hopkins had one limb badly broken and it was feared Mrs. Austin’s spine was broken. We are unable to confirm this report and it is hoped by the many Rensselaer friends of the family that the report is untrue.

Program of Fourth of July Celebration at Rensselaer.

10 a. m. —Auto parade, best decorated auto, Ist, $10; 2d, $5. 10:30—Speaking. 11:30—Dinner. 1 p. m.— Free act, Gus Henderson, rube rope artist. i I:3o—Boys’ race 10-15 years old, 150 yards, Ist, $3; 2d $2. | 1:45 —Young men’s race 15-21 years, 100 yards, Ist, 33; 2d, $2. 2 Fat men’s race, T6O lbs. or 1 over, 50 yards, Ist, S 3; 2d, $2. | 2:ls—Three-legged race, open to .all, 100 yards pair, Ist, $3; 2d, $2. ,■ 2:3o—Sack race, open to all, 50 yard pair, Ist, 33; 2d, $2. 2:4s—Potato race, open to all, Ist, $3; 2d, 32. 3 Free act, Top and Topsy, the educated dog. 3:ls—Five mile motorcycle race. See H. B. Tuteur for particulars. Ist, $8; 2d, 35; 3d, $3. 4:ls—Free act, Twirling Talbots. s—Balloon Ascension and Parachute drop. s—Supper. 7—Free act, Top and Topsy, educated dog. 7:15-B:ls—Free band concert. B:ls—Free act, Gus Henderson, the rube rope artist. B:3o—FireWorks. 10—Twirling Talbots. Under the auspices of Rensselaer * Boys’ Band. 375 worth of Fire Works. 375 in prizes. Music all day by Rensselaer Boys’ Band. i ' Bafll game, Lowell vs. Rensselaer, at Riverside ball park 3p. m. This is independent of the celebration „ proper. Fred Phillips, Marshal’of Day. J. H. S. Ellis, W. V. Porter, Com. on Privileges.

A Rare Bargain In Envelopes.

The Democrat has just got in a bargain lot of about 100,000 envelopes in all the latest private correspondence sizes and colors, made from the finest bond papers, in linen finish, wallet and Gladstone flaps, which we will close out while they last at only 5 cents per package of twenty-five. These envelopes always sell at from 10c to 15c per package, but we bought the lot at a bargain price and can offer them to our customers at a like bargain. It will pay you to lay in a good supply of these fine envelopes before they are all gone. See display in The Democrat’s front window.

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