Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1912 — Page 1

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Lawn Social.

A Lawn Social will be held on the Catholic church lawn Wednesday evening, July 24. Ice-cream, cake, lemonade, etc. Band concert all evening. Everybody come.

The Happiest Man In Town.

A 7% pound boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Eger Saturday and Cleve was the happiest man in town Saturday afternoon. All things come to him who waits, and scarcely had the news of the birth of a fine boy been conveyed to him than the school l>oard informed him that his bid on the heating plant for the new school building was the lowest and he had been awarded the contract for installing same.

Taft Stood Third In Straw Vote.

W. J. Wright attended a meeting of furniture dealers in Chicago last week, and while we do not think that he is a very strong Roosevelt man himself, but rather is a stand-patter, he says a straw vote was of the 3,0 00 traveling furniture salesmen attending the meeting and of these Roosevelt got 1,570-votes; Wilson about 1100 and Taft the remainder. It looks very much as though Taft would wind up about third in the big sweepstakes race in November.

Mrs. Emaline Switzer Dead.

Mrs. Emaline Switzer, aged 84, widow of John Switzer, of Barkley died .suddenly at 10 a. tn., Sunday from heart disease at her home, although just prior to her death she seemed to be imprbving in health, and had eaten a hearty breakfast a short time before. She leaves two sons, Ezra and G. 8., and two daughters, Mrs; Ula Fisher of Watseka, 111., and Miss Celina Switzer of Barkley tp., besides one brother, E. L. Clark, of this, city, and two sisters, Mrs. Amzi Pillars of Watseka, 111., and Mrs. Mary Porter of Coats, Kan. She was a native of Ohio, coming here about 1856. Mr. Switzer preceded her to the heavenly reward about four years ago. The funeral was held at 10 a. m. yesterday at Brushwood church, conducted by Rev. Brock, and burial made in Weston cemetery.

Many Tourists Passing Through Rensselaer.

A great many automobile tourists are passing through Rensselaer these days, probably an average of s at least twenty-five cars going through each day, and Monday there were about twenty-five motorcyclists went through town. Of the latter one motorcycle, carrying a man and a woman, was a new one to us. The seats were on either side of the machine and the riders therefore sat beside each other and seemed to be riding much more comfortably than the old style of two-passenger machines. These tourists, while pethaps injuring our stone roads considerably, many of them stop here for meals or over night, purchase oil and gasoline or have repairs made and leave quite a little money, besides advertising our section of the country.

W. H. Mackey Buys Old Rensselaer Stock Farm.

W. H. Mackey, the monument dealer, has closed a trade with Delos Thompson whereby he becomes the owner of the old Rensselaer Stock Farm on the Pleasant Ridge road, just east of town, and expects to move out to same this week. He trades in his residence ,and six lots in the east part of town on the farm, they being taken, the deed states, at $1,500. We are unable to learn the precise amount paid for the farm, but it is reported to have been in the neighborhood of SB,OOO, or about S2OO per acre. There was but 40 acres left of the farm, including the improvements, the rest having been sold off a few years ago. There is some waste land on the place, taken up by the river, but lying as close to town as it does it is a desirable property and Mr. Mackey expects to put the buildings, which have been neglected, in good repair and will make a nice place of it. The farmhouse is not occupied now, but A. L. Padgett had the ground leased for this year. Mr. Mackey does not intend to give up his business in town, but it is only a little farther out to the Stock Farm than to his own place and a good road all the way, so he can ride to and from his business on a bicycle nearly all the year in a very few minutes.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs from the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices.

Messrs. Darling and Daily, of the Indiana parole board, who were to visit Rensselaer for the purpose of investigating the claims of C. L. Bader, the Winamac bridge grafter, for a parole, have not been here as yet, so far as learned. —o—• Drs. Washburn, Hemphill and Loy held an examination Saturday on the sanity of James W. McEwen, and made out the necessary papers for his commitment to the asylum, which will probably take place in a few days. The inquest was held before Squire Irwin. —o — Marriage licenses issued: July 20, Lee Andrew Richards, son of Sherman■ Richards of Rensselaer, aged 21, occupation painter, to Lula May Smith, daughter of Francis W. Smith of New Waverly, aged 19, occupation nurse. First marriage for each. ’ ‘ ‘ :

Trustee John W. Selmer of Gillam tp., was in the city Saturday on business. Gillam, which usually raises more wheat than any other township in Jasper county, has no wheat at all to speak of this year. Two weeks ago Sunday, just over the line in Pulaski county, a series of Very heavy rains fell, completely ruining hundreds of acres of growing crops. —o• New suits filed: No. 7890. Harry R. Kurrie vs. Frank Foltz and Delos Thompson; action to have the property owned jointly by plaintiff and defendants, the State Bank building, sold, subjedt to lease on said held by the said bank. No. 7891. Almira M. Stockton, et al. vs. W. Frank Osborne, county surveyor; appeal from allotments made by defendant on the Loughridge and Rupert ditches. <- —o— Sheriff Hoover returned from Chicago Friday night with his brqther Frank whom he accompanied there for the specialists to complete a diagnosis of his ailment. The doctors pronounce nis trouble due to some extent, at least, to a diseased gall, but hope <to effect a cure by dieting and medicines without the necessity of his undergoing an operation. Frank’s wife, who has also been sick for the past ten days, is now much better but his mother, Mrs. Wnj. M. Hoover, is. making no noticeable gain. —o— The will of the late E. A. Bartoo of Remington was filed for probate Thursday. The instrument was executed July 18, 1905. The widow Eliza D. Bartoo is given all the property, both real, personal and mixed, of every kind and description, wherever situated to have and to hold during heir natural life. At her death the children are to have all the property, share alike. John V. Bartoo, a son, is named as executor to serve without bond. It is understood that the widow prefers to have her, share of the estate set off to her and the residue divided among the children how, and this will probably be done with the consent of all parties.

Factory Promoters Still Dallying.

Attorney O’Shaunessy of the match factory corporation and another gentleman from Chicago was here Monday night and is said to have had certified checks in his possession to pay off the outstanding claims against the factory building. He met with the city council, and although the city had granted them everything they had asked for, and the company, had accepted, they now want to re-nig about putting up a bond to cover the extension of the water mains, and the councilmen left the council chamber disgusted, without coming to any agreement. The fact is, no doubt, that the

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA. WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1912.

company is anxious to float a lot of stock upon the confiding people throughout the country who have more spare money than horse sense, and in the shape matters are now, it having no factory until certain conditions are complfed with, It might be risky to sell stock until) it has something tangible to base' a stock issue upon. . If the company means real bus!-' ness it can easily put up a bond toindemnify the city against the ex-1 pense of putting in the water mains. ! But seemingly it wants to get everything it can and give as little in return as possible. The council should stand firm and not expend one penny more until a guarantee) in good faith, backed up by ample cash or bond is furnished by the) company. Those who hold claims against the factory building or the promotors will no doubt be glad to get their pay regardless of whether this payment is simply for the purpose of getting the thing in shape to unload stock or not; and it is understood that the claims are to be paid at this time.

C. W. Eger Awarded Contract for Heating System.

Bids were opened Saturday afternoon for the heating and ventilating system for the new high school building, and C. W. Eger of Rensselaer was awarded the contract at $5,178. Two other bids were filed —Lane-Pike Co., Lafayette, $5,330, and John Myer,. Chicago Heights, 111., $5,292. The halls and basement will be heated by direct steam radiation, and the class and study rooms by hot air forced to the different rootps by a motor driven fan run by a 7% horse-power electric riiotor. The steam will be furnished from the city light plant.

MORE WORK FOR THE M. E.

Unmuzzled Canines Doomed; New York Fears Rabies Epidemic. New York, July 20.—A general order from the Board of Health, calling for the shooting of all unmuzzled dogs in certain sections of New York City, went into effect today. The measure is regarded as necessary to prevent a serious epidemic of rabies. A department report shows that in the districts affected seventy out of 210 dogs examined since January 1 Were suffering from rabies.

Several Rensselaer People Attend Funeral of Lagore Harmon.

A. Halleck and wife motored to Sheldon, 111., Sunday in his auto. Returning home they brought back sopie of the people who had gone to Chatsworth to attend the funeral of Lagore Harmon. Paul Healy, Gaylord Remley, Carl Eiglesbach, Fred Thomas, John Kellner of Rensselaer and Nicholas Krull, Jr. of Kentland, acted as pallbearers. The funeral was conducted from SS. Peter and Paul’s church at Chatsworth. Joe Hallagan, M. LI Hemphill, C. P. Fate, H. W. Kiplinger. Charles Harmon of Terre Haute were among those from here to drive there via auto to attend the funeral.

The following account of the accident is taken from the Cattsworth Plaindealer: A most terrible accident occurred this morning at the home of John Quinn, in Germanville township this (Friday} morning, when his nephew, Lagore Harmon, 12 years old, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Harmon of 1 Rensselaer, Ind., who was visiting at the home of his uncle, | having arrived Wednesday; was thrown from a horse and killed. The accident occurred shortly after 7 o’clock, and the boy died from the injuries he received, death taking place at 9 o’clock. After being thrown from the horse the unfortunate lad was dragged by his foot catching in the saddle stirrup. Lagore Harmon is the eldest of five children of Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Harmon. The grief stricken parents were notified of the terrible accident, and Mr. Harmon arrived here on. the eleven o’clock train, and was taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Quinn in an automobile. Both Mr. and Mrs. Harmon were former residents of this corner of Livingston county. The father is the son of Amiel Harmon of Pontiac, who for many years resided on a farm southwest of Chattsworth, in the vicinity of Strawn. The mother is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Quinn of this city, but left this community before her parents moved into town from their farm, southeast of Chattsworth. They have hosts of friends in this community, who extend their heartfelt sympathy in their great grief.

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WILL LOCATE IN OREGON.

Ex-County Treasurer Allman Buys Fruit Farm at Ashland. Ex-county treasurer J. D. Allman, who returned Thursday night from his prospecting trip in the west, purchased a fine 20-acre fruit farm in .the Rogue River Valley at Ashland, Ore., twelve miles from Medford, where George E. Marshall, Albert Marshall and Chas. Hanson are located, and will move his family there as soon as they can get ready to go. They hope to get away about the middle of August. Ashland. Mr. Allman thinks, is the cleanest and prettiest town he ever saw. It has a population of between 6,000 and 7,000, fine schools and churches; several miles of asphalt streets, waterworks, electric lights and all modern improvements. -It has a fine natural public park, the principal streets are bouleyarded, and it is an ideal little city in every way.

Mr. Allman’s farm, which he gets possession of at once with this year’s crop, lies about 1% miles from the postoffice and about % mile from the city limits. His orchards consist of apples, pears, peaches, cherries, etc. All kinds of small fruit also grows there in abundance. Ed Hunt, a son of the late Basil Hunt of Remington, is located at Ashland and has been there for seven years on a fruit farm. They have a fine crop of fruit there this year, and Mr. Allman is much impressed with the country and the climate, which is said to be ideal, and last winter it did not get colder than 16 above zero.

Mr. Allman visited the Remington colony at Redlands and found them all well with the exception of Dr. Morris, who is suffering greatly with asthma. The country about Redlands is all a desert, but irrigation is secured by boring big deep wells and using centrifugal pumps, which- are generally operated by electric current from the power lines that pass through there. Out a few miles one strikes this desert —Redlands itself was formerly a part of it —which is as yet uncultivated, but is held at from SSO to $l5O per acre. To buy a farm there, pay for the leveling and the irrigating ditches through it and then put down a well and pumping apparatus makes it quite expensive by the time one gets it in condition to grow crops. But it does produce “the goods,” Mr. Allman says, after one gets the, water; on it. However, he was not very favorably impressed with conditions there.

Irrigation is also used extensively about Ashland. One doesn’t have to irrigate, but those who do irrigate grow about twice as much alfalfa and other crops to the acre as those who do not go tp this expense.

At Medford, Ore., he met the Rensselaer colony and reports them doing fairly well. Chas. Hansen is running a blacksmith shop and has made some money in trading around. The town had been over-boomed, and just now it is rather dull there. Except for climate, however, for which he is making the move, Mr. Allman thinks Jasper county is about as good a place to get ahead in the world as any section he has seen anywhere, and were it not with the hope that his family will be benefitted he would rppiain here. . . JV ■'

Return Home After a Week In the Country.

Mrs. John Doll and son Karl, Mrs. Charlotte Peterson and Miss Florence Winkelman, granddaughters of Mrs. Doll, all of Chicago, spent a week’s outing with Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Walter on the farm. We certainly had a very nice time, and enjoyed the country very much. We all wish to thank Mr. and Mrs. Bristow for the hospitality extended us Thursday evening at the icecream social. We will try and do the same when they come up to the Windy City, Chicago. We certainly did enjoy the country dance' which was given for dur amusement and which was something new to us, and we regret that we could not join in the. dances but we do not understand the round dance. Three cheers for Rensselaer, xx * ' - -

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GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports from Many Parts of tho Country SHORT HITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in Distant and Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention from Many Places. HOME ON “BUMPERS” DEAD

Albert Sowders Returns From a Trip to Chicago. Indianapolis, Ind., July 18.— When a Monon baggage and mail car were uncoupled at the union station, early this morning, the dead body of Albert Sowders, seventeen year old son of William Sowders, 150 North Alabama street, was found by a railroad employe. The head was badly crushed. J't is not known how long Sowders had been dead. The young man was coming from Chicago to Indianapolis, and was riding tho vestibule “bumpers.” He left homo about a week ago, telling members of his family that he was gqing to Chicago '“to see the town.” Up to that time he had been working at Beech Grove. The ybung man’s father received a letter from his son, saying -that he would be home some time to-day. Besides his father and mother, Sowders is survived by two brothers and two sisters.

HUSBAND AND WIFE KILLED.

Three Young Children Injured When Auto Skids and Upsets. Lafayette, Ind., July 21.—Jacob Datzman, a wealthy farmer of Benton county, and his wife were instantly killed and three children were slightly Injured when their automobile upset near Fowler as they were returning home from church. The neck of both Mr. and Mrs. Datzman were broken by the running board, under which they were pinioned. They were found clasped in each other’s arms. Datzman attempted to, avoid a hole in the road, the car skidded into a ditch and upset. A boy, 4 years old, suffered a broken arm, and two girls, 2 and 6 years old, respectively, were badly bruised. They were thrown clear of the car. Mr. and Mrs. Datzman were the parents of ten children, three of whom were with them when the accident occurred. Mrs. Datzman was the daughter of Bernard Brickley, said to be the second largest land owner in Benton county.

HORSE POISONER AT KENTLAND

Mike Reed, Formerly of Jasper County, Loses Three Animals by Poison. When Michael Reed went to the barn to feed his horses, early Saturday morning, he found his dray team reeling and falling in their stall, wringing wet with cold sweat and in intense pain, and within a short time both horses died. On Monday morning a third, or extra horse, that he had, went by the same route. Every indication is that thb three horses were poisoned, by someone of a fiendish or revengeful heart—but who the guilty one is, has not yet; been discovered. The stomach of one of the horses has been sent to Indianapolis for chemical analysis but no returns from there has as yet been received. Mr. Reed means to have the matter sifted to me bottom if can be, and if the offending one or ones can be apprehended, to have them duly punished. He valued his dray team at S4OO and the big black horse was easily worth $l5O more.—Kentland Democrat. Mr. Reed is a former resident of Jordan tp., and John Reed of Virgie, and Thomas Reed of Carpenter tp., are brothers of his.

The Common Council.

The common council of the city of Rensselaer met in regular session Monday night with all members present. . In matter of College ave an 3 Washington et. sewer, resolution

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confirmed and check ordered to giye notice to contractors. In matter of St. Augustine’s Catholic church, et al. sewer, Conrad Kellner files bid in sum of $371.30. Bid accepted and mayor authorized to sign contract. Petition of Fred Phillips, et u for opening street, granted, and attorney instructed ,to prepare resolution. The following claims were allowed: CORPORATION FUND. Geo Mustard, sal marshal . . . $30.00 Frank Critser, nightwatch.. 30.00 J C Kresler, ex police July 6 2.00 Omar Osborne, serv city eng 950 ROAD FUND. Chester Zea, sal city teamster 30.00 Ed Randle, hauling stone. . . . 38.50 C W Plat, repair cross, sdwlks 19.10 Healey & Clark, pub notices 25.50 Monon Stone Co, 2 cars stone 60.60 C Kellner, outlet Padgett dt 3.00 LIGHT FUND. C S Chamberlain, salary. . 50.00 Mell Abbott, same 30.00 Dave Haste, same. 30 00 Terence Thompson, wk on line 30.00 Jesse Gates, haul coal. .... . 41.43 General Electric Co, supplies 30.27 Western Electric Co, same. . .96 Clinton Oil Co, waste...... 11.80 Vandalia Coal Co, c0a1...... 58.90 Same, same 36.80 It D Thompson, freight pd ..1 4132 WATER FIND. T E Malone, 5a1ary........ 30.00 Nat Lead Co, pipe. . 22.91 .1 Hordeman, wk on mains.. 12.00 R D Thompson, frtpaid. ... 1’67

Lee Richards Married.

Lee Richards, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Richards, and Miss Lula May Smith, daughter of Mrs. Mary Smith, were united In marriage at the M. E. parsonage at 4 p. m., Saturday by ftev, C. L. Harper, in the presence of a few witnesses. Mr. Richards and wife will make this city their home for the present, at least, ho being employed with hisfather in the painting and paperhanging business. Wo wish them unlimited happiness and success in their married life.

De Puyster and Monnett Home for

Girls. Tho work oLAho De Puyster School and Monnetb Home for Girls will be much enlarged by the new addition which will be completed in about a week. There will be eight new bedrooms besides a bathroom, large dining room and school room, and an airy basement to be used for play rooms. There will be accommodations for about thirty girls. This school is not an orphanage, though many orphans will find there a home and school combined, with the motherly care and guidance of Methodist deaconesses, who do the entire work of the school and home. Some of our students are not in financial need, but we receive letters almost daily begging us to take unfortunate little girls whose admission or refusal will mean for them, education and loving care, or neglect and often the greatest moral danger, yet for whom there is no money. It breaks our hearts to be obliged to turn away so many of these. To support a little girl in this school costs about $144 for the year of twelve months, at the rate of sl2 a month.

The board of trustees has recently been enriched by the election of two representative men, George Meyers, Mayor of Rensselaer, and Rev. C. L. Harper, pastor of the Methodist church. The other members of the board are Mrs. Julia O. Warington of Chicago, president, and Miss Winifred Thompson of Chicago, secretary. To these will soon be added | the name of Mrs. Rella Cromwell Fell of Rensselaer. In course of time the entire board will be chosen from Rensselaer. Working in harmony with this board for the interest of the Mon nett Home is the Northwest Indiana Conference Deaoonnees Board, consisting* of O. B. Rlppetoe, president; W. H. Fertich, secretary; A. L. Miller, N. A. Chamberlain, Mrs. J. C. Malrtln, T. J. Bassett, T. T. Everett, J. E. McCloud, Mrs. Rella Cromwell Fell. This beautiful new addition should not be dedicated with no debt. We have been made very happy this week by the gift of SSOO which we believe come as a direct answer to prayer. But there is about S7OO which must be raised soon. The toi tai cost of the building has been $3,600, including entire new heating plant, lightning and construction. This money is all paid with the exception of the S7OO. Furnishings for the eight new bedrooms are needed. These rooms may be furnished at a cost of $25 to S3O per room. The name of any individual or Epworth League furnlshing a room, will be placed on the door. tt