Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1912 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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Haying Has Begun.

Farmers have begun haying to some extent and a tew of the early oats will be cut this week. The bay crop is going to be very good indeed, and oats are above the average considerably. Corn has made a wonderful growth of late and has practically caught up with the season.

Wheatfield and Mt. Ayr to Have Postal Savings Banks.

Wheatfield, Mt. Ayr, Pine Village, Reynolds, Ambia, Raub and Idaville are to have postal savings banks August 1. Information just made public by the postmaster general gives tne postal savings deposits in Rensselaer on May 31 as 53,542; Goodland, $2,338. Applications for the third issue tff. postal savings bank bonds in Rensselaer are $1,300; Goodland $500; Winamac S7OO. V

Will Take Western Trip for Daughter’s Health

R. A. Parkinson, wife and two daughters, Misses’ Ruth anijl Jane, will leave the latter part of th : s week for the west for tee benefit cf Ruth’s health, which has befcn failing considerably of late. They will go to Bucklin. Kan., first, add then gradually push farther west until a health-giving climate, if possible, is reached. If the western air proves as beneficial to her health as her parents hope, they may decide to make their home there. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rhoades will remain during their absence.

The Way the Remington Press Looks At It.

A certain element in Rensselaer are trying to make life for Marshal Mustard. He has got some of the citizens “on their ears” as a result of his rigid enforcement of the law. Mr. Muisard keeps the streets free of drunks and occasionally raids a poker game or bootlegging joint. The better class of citizens are with Mr. Mustard in his efforts to enforce’’ the law. There is a privileged class in many towns that do as they please and wnen molested, make things unpleasant for the law enforcers.—Remington Press.

Lee E. Glazebrook Jasper’s Original Wilson and Marshall Man.

Lee Glazebrook of north of town claims the distinction of being the original Wilson and Marshall man in Jasper county.- Two years ago Mr. Glazebrook told The Democrat editor that the ticket for 1912 should be Wilson and Marshall. Mr. Glazebrook is a life-long democrat, was born and reared in the faith and has ever been true to the principles of Jefferson and Jackson. He is one of Jasper county's most intelligent and best posted citizens and an earnest worker for what he considers the best interest of the masses oft the people.

Those New Telephone Cards.

Patrons of the Jasper County Telephone Co., who may happen to be readers of the Rensselaer Republican, will remember the fit of the Republican editors about a year ago because The Democrat was successful in its bid for printing the telephone cards issued at that time, and how it took on about the weight or thickness of the cardboard used, complaining that it not as heavy a board as we had agreed to furnish nor as heavy as the Republican had bid on. The board was precisely the kind we agreed to furnish and precisely the same' that the Republican was told to bid on, so we were informed. But our bld was lowest, hence the “holler." Recently a new card was to be gotten out and bids were asked for on the same weight board as the old ones, printed by us last year. The Republican’s bid was a trifle lower than ours, and they got the work. We’re not hollering nor saying a word, but we want you to comprre the thickness of the old cards with the sliinpsy, lightweight board in the new cards. That’s all. ' While we haven’t the slightest doubt but “the auto parade judges” would say the new card is four times as heavy as the old one, the the telephone patron can judge for himself, and if he has any trouble about the cards curling up and forming a tube he should procure a piece of wide wooden board and tack the cards onto the boardusing two cards, of course, as they are printed on both sides.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs from the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together with Other Notes (fathered from the Several County Offices. Trustee Kight was down from Fair Oaks on business Monday. —o— Attorney Jasper Guy was Over from Remington bn business Monday. ■ V •' °"~ New suits filed: No. 7886. Henry W. Marble vs. Isaac Cornell. et x al.; action to quiet title. —o—■ C. A. Tuteur and C. R. McFarland went to Burrow’s Camp on the Kankakee Monday for a week's fishing. —o—• Special Judge Hanan is expected to return here Friday to again take up the hearing in the Borntrager ditch. —o—> ' ' L. Hildebrand, now of Chicago, has sold to Geo. W. Hurley. It 13, bl 9, Leopold’s addition. Consideration S4OO. —°— A. A. Fell and wife were in Remington Saturday for a short visit with Chas. Bonner, Sr., who‘is still in a rather critical cohditio’i of health. o— A. G. Catt has sold to Geo. W. Scott the Bedford property which he recently purchased and which is occupied by Scott Bros, harness shop. The consideration giver in the deed is $3,050. —o — The report that the match factory people had paid off a few of the smaller claims against the “factory” here last week after the claimants had discounted 10 per cent of their bills, seems to be an error. So far as we have been able to le°.rn they have paid nothing, but did go to see several and promised to pay if the 10 per cent discount was made.

Squire Bruner has a number of criminal cases docketed. >but up to yesterday none of the alleged culprits had been brought in. A. E. Zook of Gifford filed an affidavit last week against Alva Hall, Harris Swisher and Gossie Brown, charging them with being drunk on the public streets of Gifford. Lester Brown of Rensselaer is charged by P. J. Greisen with assault and battery on the latter, on Saturday night. W. W. Harrod of Union tp.,„ filed an affidavit Monday against Herbert Garriott, also of Union, for assault and battery on complainant Saturday night. Harrod, who is between 50 and 60 years old, while Garriott is a young and athletic man, was badly beaten up, his nose being broken and his face a mass of bruised flesh. It is reported that Garriott had been keeping company with Harrod's daughter and that Harrod had told the girl that Garriott got drunk and she then turned the young man down. Garriott “laid” for the old gentleman, it is said and beat him up terribly, while he was on the road home. The assaulted man required the services of a physician.

Came Near Being a Bad Accident.

While Mrs. Matheny and little child of north of town were sitting in a buggy on Washington street Saturday evening, near McFarland's grocery, waiting for Mr. Matheny to return from an errand to one of the stores, a big horse driven by Frank Leech of Jordan tp., got frightened at an automobile, no Leech stated, and became unmanageable and reared in the air and almost threw its front feet in the Matheny buggy. Dr. Hansson, who was near by, saw that the horse was wild and acbout to do damage, and rushed out and grabbed it by the bit, but he was thrown against the curb

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1912.

roilently and his s hip quite badly bruised. He got up, however, and made another dive for it,, when the animal turned and threw Leech out and broke the shafts. The Matheny horse also became frightened and upset the buggy, throwing Mrs. Matheny and child voilently to the ground, but both escaped with a few minor nijuries. Other bystanders rushed in and the Leech horse -Was thrown to the ground and held there until it became quieted. With the big horse reared up on its hind legs and madly pawing the air, it looked for a time as though Dr. Hansson and the helpless woman and child in the Matheny buggy would be badly hurt before the frantic animal could be got under control.

OLD CITIZEN FOUND DEAD.

illiani E. Moore Dies Suddenly at His Home Sunday Morning William E. Moore, one of Rensselaer’s oldest and most highly respected citizens, was found dal oh the door of his bedroom at his home oh North Van Renss-ePer street at about 7 o'clock Suh-lay morning. When found the body was still warm and it was thought he had been dead but a short time In the: house a* the time were his housekeeper. Miss Alma Stiers, and Miss Nellie Feish, deputy in :h<_ county audFer’s office, who loarded at the Moore home. Neither of the women heard Mr. Moore during the night an I it is suppo-et’ ■ie got up some time early in the morning to go to -he bath room v><! was suddenly s ricken with heart disease and fed to the floor dead- ■. The funeral was held yesterday at 3 p. m - from the M. E. church, conducted by Rev. Drake of Winamac, a former pastor of the church here, and burial made in Weston cemetery.' ' Mr. Moore was born Jan 8, 1827. in Randolph county, Ina., and had lived in Jasper county for almost €0 years, where he hadi accumulated an estate of over $150,000* most of which he recently divided among his children, as he had been quite feeble for the past. few years and realized that he had not long to remain on earth. Hi.-' wife died about ten years ago. He leaves six children—Mrs. II.: E. Parkinson and Austin O. Moore • of Jasper county; Mrs. O. G. Yeoman and Mrs. Isaac Morgan of Kingman. Kan.; William Moore of: Gowrie. Iowa; and Mrs. J. C. Pax-' ton of South Bend. Also two brothers and one sister—Dr. S. H. Moore of Rensselaer;, Cyrus Moore of Winchester, Ind., and Mrs. Rebecca McProud of Farmland, Ind.

Ail the children were expected to be present at the funeral except Mrs. Morgan, whose is poor and was unable to come. "'Squire” Moore wah an ardent democrat, a man of more than ordinary intelligence, of strict integrity and a believer in the Golden Rule, and the world is better for his having lived. A true Christian man and a prominent member of the Methodist church, Mr. * Moore lived an honest and upright life and he leaves behind him in addition to the worldly goods which by honest dealing and thrift he had accumulated, a still greater heritage, an honored name.

Progressives Organize at Monticello.

The third party movement has taken definite form at Monticello, where the local “Progressives” held a meeting Friday evening and organized and discussed the matter of placing a county ticket in the field. Among those prominent in the movement in the White county capital are Newton Bros., publishers of the Monticello Journal; V. D. Clyne, the well known auctioneer; Dr. Goodwin. Dr. Cray, Dr. Coffin, Rev. Martin, F. L. Griffin, former publisher of the Remington Press; B. Goodman, and many others. Yesterday’s dispatches from Washington stated that a nation-wide movement was to be started by office-holders and prominent republicans asking President Taft to resign the nominaiiibn recently given him at the Chicago convention and some new man be selected op/whom the party could get togeprer, «t being admitted that there was obsolutely no hope" of electing Taft in the present hopelessly divided condition of the republican party.

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A RAW DEAL, OF COURSE,

But as Usual the Republican Rushes to the Defense—Nothing Too Rank for the Graft-De-fender. In so far as the controversy over the decision of the “judges” of the automobile parade here July 4 is concerned, The Democrat has no personal interest in the matter whatever. and the statements made regarding same in our write-up of the celebration were based on the writer’s personal opinion and that of scores of bystanders who were near us when the parade passed. The publjcly voiced opinion of these impartial judges—the crowd on the streets—was unanimous that Dr. Hansson “had ’em beat again.” Dr. Hansson took first prize in the last previous auto parade, “hence the phrase ’ had ’em beat again.”. Of course the opinion of the public doesn’t count at all with the editors of the Republican or the bunch it caters to. and calls to mind a decision made here several years ago in a little contest where a, committee was appointed to award the prize- and. having reached a decision so informed the person having the affair in charge, who went up in the air and said, “That won’t do at all; it has all been arranged to award the prize to So and So,” and: the committee said, under its breach. “H—. if it was all arranged in advance why have any judges a: all.” and So and So got the prizes- ; /,

; The Democrat doesn't care a rap I about the matter of where the $lO I prize money went, not even if the i " judges” themselves got it. It was ■ surprised.to learn that it was awarded to the second or third best decorated car"of only five in the parade, ■ and its write-up was made before the writer passed a word with Dr. Hansson about the matter. Neither ■ did we know at the time of the parade whose auto was covered 'with the tissue paper decorations. I The public almost unanimously will agree with us that Dr. Hansson’s car was by far the handsomest and best decorated car in the parade, regardless of what the graft-defend-ing editors of the Republican say about it. The Democrat’s opinions are not controlled my any little coterie of sports or gamblers nor by any one else, and it prefers to be in the right and have the public in general on its side rather than the few who compose the bunch that takes the other position. While a very small matter, the decision was rank, very rank indeed, and the two show girls appointed “judges” went in person to Dr. | Hansson. so he says, after the “award” had been made, and told him that they did not see the parade at all, and that after it was over the “winner” of first prize came in the parlor where they were and told them he “had won first,” and this was the only intimation they had that the “decision” had been made. They had nothing whatever to say about the award, they said, and did not want Mr. Hansson to think they bad.

Scores of /people went to Dr. Hansson and to B. D. Comer, whose machine was used, and congratulated them on having so far out-distanced the few other decorated machines. Dr. Hansson says he cares nothing about the little old ten dollar prize, but he thinks, as does everyone else, that it was a dirty trick that was played on him to deprive him of the Well-earned glory of having the best decorated car. Had there been any semblance of fairness in the matter the "judges”—who really seem to have had no voice at all in the matter —would have been selected outside of the circle of guests of the contestant who “won” first first place.

A Big Lawsuit In Milroy.

There was a big lawsuit in Milroy tp., Monday in point of local interest and attendance. It was a case involving the replevin oj a horse bought by Roy Bunnell from Bert X. Wood and on which Lon Chapman had a chattel mortgage. The case was tried before Squire Gaffield and a jury. S. C. Irwin represented Bunnell and John DunUp and M. L. Sterrett were Chapman’s attorneys. Wood, it seems, was a minor at the tiptie he gave the mortgage, and when he sold tne horse to Bunnell had told the latter that he had paid off the mortgage or had paid all he ever expected to, Bunnell was given possession of the horse by the jury.

GENERAL 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. Odds on Wilson. “ New York, July 6.—The odds in Wall street on the presidential election are now 10 to 8 on Woodrow M ilson, the democratic nominee, with no takers. If there is any Taft money to lie had persons willing to lay odds on Wilson have been unable to find it. The political fortunes of Colonel Roosevelt do not figure at all.

Little Lyons Girl Drowend In Kettle of Water.

The particulars of the death of the little 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lyon of Delphi, brief mention of whose drowning Thursday was made in Saturday’s Democrat, as given by the Delphi Herald, are briefly as follows: The family was visiting A. C. Gros and wife a mile south of Delphi, and while the folks were in the house the tot stole out. When missed shortly after a search was made it was found with its head and body immersed in a large kettle of water standing in the yard. All efforts to resuscitate the child proved futile, and the doctor said it had been dead for several minutes before found. The funeral was held Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock at Delphi.

Match Factory People Want Water Mains Extended.

President Sterling and'vAttorney O’Shaunessy of the match factory were before the council and wanted to make some arrangements to have water mains extended to the factory building, and the council verbally agreed that If the factory people would pay off all existing indebtedness against the factory, ,put up a good bond to use water a certain number'of years at an agreed minimum meter rate of 5 cents per 1000 gallons, the city would extend the mains to the corporation lime, some 1,500 feet at a cost of $1,200 to $1,500, and the factory people to carry the mains on from there to the factory building at their own expense and they to own the main, but the city have the option of purchasing the extension at any time at actual cost. The factory people agreed to all this except the minimum rate, which they thought too high, and another meeting to have been held yesterday morning at 8:30, when it was expected the mayor would be present. Mayor Meyer’s not returning home, however, the meeting was not held. In view of the many broken promises of the factory people the council is rightly looking with a good deal of suspicion on any propositions its promoters make, and they will do well to refrain from spending one cent of the city’s money® unless they are secured beyond all question of doubt. If an agreement is reached it should be made in tlje form of an iron-clad contract providing for a bond that cannot be evaded in case of failure of the factory people to comply with their part of the agreement. We’ve had enough of the Purtelle variety of “bonds,” and its time to get something good—actual 1 cash is best—before letting loose of any more money to promoters.

Officer From Lafayette Came for One

of the Carnival Girls. The four girls and one man connected witoh the carnival tent show that was stopped by the authorities here the 4th, did not get out of town until Friday night, but they kept mighty close indoors at their boardnig house all day Friday. Marshal Mustard received a message from Lafayette to hold one of the girls until an officer could come for her, and a watch was kept on

their boarding place'until.the officer arrived and took her to Lafayette on the milk train, where her mother will make another. effort to reform her. While still under 20, apparently, the girl told the officers here that she had been on the turf for the past five years, and reformation in her case is not likely. ; The rest of the gang were told to get out of town p. d. q. or suffer the consequences, .and one of the girls who said she was from Indianapolis, also left on the milk train, while the man—God save the mark—and the twd other girls secured a rig and drote to Parr and spent the night there. Of course the marshal and maydr will no doubt be criticised in certain quarters for their action- in stopping this “show’/ ind driving the shameless creatures out of town, but their course will be endorsed by all right-thinking people. If we are to have "carnivals," however, we must expect just such specimens ■of the underworld to come here, and the only way to effectually stop them—at least in making public exhibitions of themselve——is, to shut out the carnivals. No legitimate business ever yet made anything out of a carnival except the doctors, who reap their harvest after the carnival has gone.

City Council Meeting.

The city council mot Monday night with all members present except Mayor Meyers and 1 Cctincilman Catt. In matter of College avenue -nd Washington street s-sv r. rules suspended, resolution adopted and clerk ordered to publish notice. Engineer files estimate in matter of petition of St. Augustine church, et al. for sewer, and clerk ordered to give notice to contractors. Petition of Lida Potts, et al. for arc light, referred to light committee. Petition of A. R, Rishling. et al. for street light; same action taken as above. " ' Monon Coal Co. was awarded coal contract for Mine Run coal at mine for one year, beginning Sep*. 1, 1912, at $1.15 per ton. R. A. Parklson resigns as school trustee. Accepted by council and ballot, taken to elect member to fill unexpired term. A. R. Kresler received 4 votes, and was declared elected. The following claims were allowed:

CORPORATION FUND. Geo Mustard, salary marshal. $30.00 Frank Critser, nightwatch.. "30.00 G F Meyers, mayor. ... . .. . 62.50 G W Hopkins, councilman.. 20.00 D E Grow, same .... 20 00 H W Kresler, same. 20.00 C J Dean, same.. 20.00 A G Catt, same 20.00 Chas Morlan, c1erk........ 25.00 Moses Leopold, attorney. ~ . 50.00 M I) Gwin, secy Bd Health. . 23.95 Rens Fire Dept, sal memb 2q 65.50 B F Fendig, mdse fire dept. 23.72 G E Murray Co, boots same 4.50 Orven Simons, asst engineer 1.60 Elmer Gwin, extra police.... 3.00 C W Platt, same 3.00 Sylvester Gray, same 3.00 Wm Childers, nightwatch... 4.00 R D Thompson, sal treas, pstg 77.00 Same, frt paid .... .70 ROAD FUND. Chester Zea, city teamster. . 30.00 Ed Randle, hauling stone.... 45.50 O S Baker, mowing weeds. . . 1.00 John Hordeman, wk on sewer 7.50 John Albertson, wk on street .60 H F King, blacksmith wk.. 29.75 PARK FUND. Tom Cox, mowing parks. .. . 6.60 LIGHT FUND. C S Chamberlain, salary.... 50.00 Mel Abbott, same 30.00 Dave Haste, 5ame......... 30.00 Gen Elec Co, supplies. .. *. . 35.21 Unemach Mfg Co, same. . . 23.02 Western Elec Co, same. .~. , . 86.51 11l Elec Co, 5ame.......... 65.21 Monon Coal Co, c0a1...... 62.56 Standard Oil Co, oil 11.15 G E Murray Co, mdse 30 Terence Thompson, wk line 30.00 B F Fendig, mdse ... 2.70 R D Thompson, frt paid .. . . 98.71 WATER FUND. T E Malone, salary.. 30.00 H Mueller Mfg Co, supplies. 6.4 7 Nat Lead Co, pipe........ 21.50 R D Thompson, frt paid.... 1.11

Perre Thompson Married.

Perre Thompson and wife returned to their home in Lafayette Monday after a visit with his father, James Thompson, of a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson were married in Lafayette a week ago Monday, the bride having been a former resident of this city, a Miss Agers. The groom has a position as night clerk at the Main restaurant in Lafayette where they will make their home. ’Phone 315 if in need of anything in the job printing line and a representative of The Democrat will call upon you promptly.

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