Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1912 — Page 4

EPITOME OF A WEEK'S NEWS

Most Important Happenings. Told in Brief.

, Washington President Taft was formally notified of his domination by tbe ( Republican convention by a committee headed by Senator Root and delivered his speech of acceptance. * • * The IL'nited States again has protested to the Mexican government and to General Orozco, leader of the revolutionists, against attacks upon American citizens and property in northern Mexican. • • • Alleged sugar frauds at Philadelphia /under investigation by Secretary MacVeagh and Attorney General Wickersham for the last year, have been settled by the payment of nearly $250,000 to the government by the refining companies involved. » » • The house of representatives adopted a resolution calling upon the secretary of commerce and labor to inquire into "the different elements of cost and profit included in the present high price of anthracite coal." * * * ' Before the U. S. senate, sitting: as a court of impreachment, Judge Robert W. Archbald of the commerce court made formal denial to the thirteen articles of impeachment preferred by the house. • • • The federal incorporation of all concerns engaged “in interstate commerce whose capitalization or value exceeds 150,000.000, is the keynote recommendation of the Republican minority members of the Stanley steel investigation committee. The U. S. senate by a vote of 52 to 3 passed the Bristow bill with an amendment offered by Senator Lodge, eliminating the Dutch standard and the differential, and reducing the duty from $1.90 to SI.OO per hundred pounds. This result was achieved through a combination of Progressive and regular Republicans. » • •

Domestic According to the figures of the Northern Pine Manufacturers* association and other dealers, the timber cut in Minnesota for 1912 will be 2,000,000,000 feet. Francis Tracy Tobin, Philadelphia attorney, has asked the house of representatives to impeach Associate Justice Wright of the supreme court of the District of Columbia. Mr. Tobin alleges that Justice Wright was influenced by the Buck Stove & Range company in sentencing Samuel Gompers and John Mitchell to jail recently on a charge of contempt. • * • A contract by which Dr. Luis F. Correa, former minister from Nicaragua to the United States, sought to obtain $257,000 attorney’s fees from the bankrupt Blueflelds Steamship company was declared to be “contrary to good morals” in a report filed in the United States district court at New Orleans, La., by Special Master D. B. H. Chaffee. • * • The grand jury at Chicago returned indictments in the alleged conspiracy against Clarence S. Funk, general manager of the International Harvester company, growing out of the alienation suit brought by John C. Henning. Attorney Daniel Donahue, Miss Aileen Heppner and Isaac Stiefel, a private detective, were indicted for conspiracy. • • •

The New York state comptroller has received a check for $166,682 in payment of the inheritance tax on the estate of Edwin Hawley. The net estate of the financier was appraised at $5,283,287- . , * * « Alexander Antona, his wife, Helen Antona, a teacher of historic artanfi foreign traveler and a writer for many magazines, and Angelo Villa, a nephew of Antona, were arrested, at Detroit, Mich., in connection with the death of Lizzie Fleming, sixty-three years old, who died at the Antona home early last month., • • • Lorene Whiteman, thirteen years old, daughter of Fire Chief Whiteman of Roswell, New Mexico, waS killed, two persons were probably fatally Injured and three others were severely hurt in an automobile accident east of Roswell. The strike of conductors and motormen of the Boston Elevated Railway company, which lasted 53 days and is estimated to have cost $1,028,000, was ended by. an agreement of the compan/ officials ter the terms of settlement, strikers winning every point. • • • Claude Allen, one of the Hillsville (Va.) outlaws, was convicted of murder in the first degree for the killing of Commonwealth Attorney William M. Foster. At a former trial he was found guilty of killing Judge Massie.

RAPS TARIFF BOARD

HOUSE VOTES AGAINST CONTINUING PRESENT BODY IN OFFICE. Democrats Meet First Serious Defeat of Session in Fight Over Pension Increase Measure. Washington, Aug. 2.—The Democrats suffered their first serious defeat of the session during the fight over the senate amendments to the sundry civil appropriations bill. Three amendments, one reestablishing the tariff commission, one increasing the ‘‘trust busting” fund from $200,000 to $300,000 and one giving the pension office an additional $300,000 for immediate use in hiring clerks, were the subject of controversy. The pension increase was won by the when 49 Democrats yent over with them on the vote and she Democrats were defeated by a vote of 165 to 88. The other two votes were strictly along party lines. The house refused to reestablish the tariff commission by a vote of 145 to 109 and declined to increase the "trust busting” fund by a vote of 99 to 148. ’ , The house passed a special resolution extending the government appropriations for the executive departments uptll the supply bills for 1913 are passed. The wool and excise bills were sent to conference with the Democrat j having a majority of the conference. The sugar bill was. sent to conference with two regulars, one insurgent and two Democrats as conferees. The senate passed the joint resolution extending until August 15 the current appropriations for government expenditures in departments for which the annual appropriation bills, have not been passed.

GOVERNORS OF WEST MEET

Conference at Boise, Idaho, to Continue Three Days. Includes a Wide Variety of Topics. Boise, Idaho, Aug. 2.—The governors of many of the wettern states are assembled here for the first annual meeting of the Association of Western Governors, which is the outgrowth of the eastern tour taken by the governors last year. It is expected practically all of the states embraced in the association will be represented. The conference is to continue three days and will be devoted to the discussion of a wide range of subjects pertaining to the walfare and development,of the west.

WHEAT YIELD BEATS RECORD

Minnesota and the Dakotas Will Harvest Approximately 265.0C0.C00 Bushels This Year. Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 2.—That the wheat yield of Minnesota and the Dakotas will approximate 265,000.000 bushels this year is the declaration of a local milling paper, which states that the present harvest will be the largest on record. 198,000.000 bushels harvested in 1905 previously having been the highest mark.

THE MARKETS.

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Aug. L Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— Ing. est. est. Ing Sept93%-% .94% .9?% .93%-% Dec. .95% «% .95 .95% May 99%-% .99% .99 .99% CornSept. 66% .58% .66% .68% 57%-% .57% .57% .57% May 58%-5S .58% .58 -58%-% Oats5ept....32% .33% .32% .32% Dec 34% .34% .34% .34% May 36% .37% 36% .36%-% i_ New York. Aug. L WHEAT—Steady, fair business: new No. 1 northern, spring. $1.14%: new No. 2 red. $1.08%; new No. 2 hard. $1.03; No. 1 Manitoba. $1.16; September. $1.01%: December. $1.03. CORN—Steady, quotations nominal: No. 2, 82%884c; No. 2 yellow. 81c. OATS—Steady, slow trade; No. 2 white. 60%c; ungraded. 61804 c 1 i

Live Stock.

Chicago, Aug. 1. CATTLE— Good to choice steers, $8.75© 9.85: fair to good steers, [email protected]: common to fair beeves. [email protected]; Inferior killers, $3.7585.00; distillery steers, range steers, $7.4087.75: fair to fancy yearlings. $8 2589.15; good to choice cows. $5.60 ©7.50; canner bulls. $2.25®3.25; common to good calves. [email protected]: good to choice vealers. $9.25810.25; hwy calves. $6.50© 8.00; feeding steers. $5.2586.50: Stockers. $4.00 85.50; medium to good beef cows. $3.5‘@5.50: common to good.cutters. $3.0083.75: inferior to good canners. $2.7583.00; fair to choice heifers. [email protected]. , HOGS—Good to prime heavy. [email protected]; good to choice butchers. $7.8588.10; fair to good heavy packing. $7.3587.50; light mixed. 175 lbs. and up. $7.8588.15; choice light, 1708 200 lbs., [email protected]; pigs. 110 lbs. and under, $6.75(87.35. SHEEP—Fed yearlings. -$5.1085.50; rajige yearlings, $4.7a©5.60; native lambs, $6,808 1.30; range lambte. $7,[email protected]; breeding ewes. [email protected]; good to choice wethers, [email protected]; good to choipe ewes. [email protected]. East Buffalo. N. Y.. Aug. L CATTLE—Market steady; prime steers, $8.50©9.25; butcher grades. [email protected]; calves, cull to choice. [email protected]. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market active and steady; choice lambs, $7.50©8.00; cull to fair. $5.0087.25: yearlings. $3.00®6.50; sheep. $3.0085.50. HOGS—Market fairly active and lower; Yorkers. [email protected]; pigs. $8.60; mixed, $8.70©8.75; heavy. $R.00©8.70; roughs. S7.OQ© 7.40; stags. [email protected]. Omaha, Aug 1 - CATTLE—Native steers. $5.85©9 55; cows and heifers. $3.50©7.00; western steers, $5.00 @7.70; Texas steers, [email protected]; range cows and heifers. [email protected]; canners, $2.2584.W; Stockers and feeders, - $3.7586.25; calves. $4.25©7.75; bulls, stags, etc.. 33.5085*50. HOGS—Heavy. < $7.2087.55: mixed. $7 ,08 7.76; light. $7.2587.75. pigs. s , :.«[email protected]; bulk of gales, $7 I

STATE HAPPENINGS RECORDED IN BRIEF

NEWS ITEMS FROM ALL OVER INDIANA. STARTS ANTI-VICE SOCIETY Ministers of Anderson Are Backing ‘ Rev. Brooks in His Campaign— Five Caught in Raid Held For Trial. 7 > Anderson, Aug. I.—That the ministers of z Anderson are back of Rev. C. E. Brooks in his campaign against vice, which he inaugurated in the raid of a resort, was evidenced when many -of the local ministers appeared in the court of Justi of the Peace Post to attend the triai of five men caught in the raid. All pleaded not guilty and, because their attorneys were, not present, the cases were continued and they were taken back to jail. The ministers were very reticent in discussing the matter, but it is understood that an anti-vice society has been organized among the ministers of the city and that the raid is but the forerunner of many others which will be instituted against resorts and alleged gambling institutions. Fearing another similar raid it is said that many inmates of resorts are getting out of the city. It is said many of them are going to Indianapolis, where they say they are assured of protection until December!.

Name Ticket for Morgan.

Martinsville. Aug. 1. —The nominees of the Democratic convention held in this city are: Judge of the Morgan circuit court, Nathan Anen Whitaker of Martinsville; prosecutor, Frank Rariden of MOoresville; representative, William C. Deck, a farmer, of Madison township; treasurer, W. W. Rosenbalm of Adams township; recorder, Walter St. John of Martinsville; sheriff, Eugene Haase of Martinsville;’ surveyor, H. A. Blunk of Martinsville, renominated; coroner. Dr. Frank Maxwell; commissioners, First district, E. M. Hickey; Second district. Ell Thomas.

Falls in Lawyer's Office.

Bloomington, Aug. 1. —While having a conversation with his attorneys in their law office. Paris Anderson, fiftyfive years old, a farmer who lived eight miles southwest of Bloomington, dropped to the floor from a stroke of paralysis and died shortly afterward at the Bloomington hospital. Andersen came to the city very much wrought up over some blasting being done on his farm in the construction of the Bloomington Southern railroad, and was talking with Deputy Attorney General Edwin Corr when he was stricken. He was a wealthy land owner and a bachelor.

Leaps From Dancer to Death.

Valparaiso. Aug. 1. —Jumping from a Grand Trunk railroad trestle into a deep river to avoid being ground to death by a fast passenger train, Lee Muffley, twenty-five years old, was drowned, and Clarence Gardner rescued after he had battled until helpless in an unsuccessful attempt to save his companion. The same train later struck a broken rail at Ainsworth. west of here, and the engine and tender left the track. No one was injured.

Fayette Wants Good RoadS.

Connersville, Aug. 1. —An enthusiastic good roads meeting was held In the auditorium in this city, addressed by B. Ward King, the good roads expert of log-drag fame. The meeting lasted nearly three hours and at its close a good roads organisation was effected. Business men of the city subscribed to a fund for the offering of prizes fpr the best mile of road made In Fayette county with the split log.

Suicide Follows Quarrel.

South Bend, Aug. 1. —Following a* quarrel with her husband, Mrs. George McCreary committed suicide by swallowing carbolic acid.. Shortly after finding his wife's body. McCreary also attempted to kill himself, being in the act of swallowing carbolic acid from thet same vial used by his wife when it was snatched from him by friends.

Boiling Water Scalds Boy.

Princeton, Aug. 1. —George Sloan, fifteen years old, son of John Sloan, a farmer, was seriously scalded while working with a threshing crew. He was sitting on the engine when a boiler plug blew out, throwing boiling water on him. He sustained bad burns about the face, neck and breast, and it is feared will not recover.

Oakland City Gets Library.

Oakland City. Aug; I.—ln a letter to Col. W. M. Cockrum, Andrew Carnegie announced his intention of giving $7,500 for a library in this city. The library will be located <jn the campus of Oakland City college, and the college will pay the |750 yearly maintenance fee demanded by Mr Carnegie.

School Treasurer Resigns.

Richmond, Aug. I.—Lee B. Nusbaum, treasurer of the Richmond school board, and who has been a member of that body for 15 years, has resigned. Mr. Nusbaum is an active business man and declares he has not the time necessary to give to the work.

OPEN EVENINGS I W Pfll I IMO SATURDAY SPECIAL UNTIL 9:30 U 1 ■' UULLIIIU ?5 P ; I West Side Public Square w..th so ... ts. ZJU Special 15 my SHfIF Sil F Spacial Second week of the Greatest Shoe Sale ever carried on in Rensselaer. JL ° $5,000 worth of < 5 High Grade Shoes m ' .?\JL for Men Women k ,L V aHL. and Children. Hun- MjL% dreds have already taken advantage of W b these low prices. ft % Get io line. Every- B body’s doing it. Men’s Patent Colt Button Ladies’ Hand Turned or or Lace, Gun Metal or Box Goodyear Welt fl* I QQ Calf High Shoes or'Mouse, Shoes, $3 value - sliUo Weber Bros, and Preston Small Sizes of the same B. Keith's make $3 fl* IQp quality, none fl* Inn and $3.50 quality Q I■ J 0 larger than s’s - - Q I IUU Ladies’ Oxfords $2 up to School is only four weeks away—s 3 values - - SI.OO Save One-Half your shoe bill by buying o ii o’ now. Boys’ sizes up to s’s Small SizCS -- - 29 c ,Girls’ Sizes up to 2’s - - 98 C One Lot Wants Hand Wait on yourself P 0 LIS H— 10 C up toB’S 1.25 at our bargain Size value - -. 69c counter. 2 for 15c

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FOR SALE For Sale— Wild goose plums, 75c per bushel.—M. Y. SLAUGHTER, Rensselaer. a g For Sale— A good team of young work horses.—GEO. LAMPHIER. Kniman, Ind. a 6 r— ■ For Sale— Good work team, wt. 2500 to 2600; also 3 good milk cows.— A. HELSEL, one mile east of Virgie, Ind. s i For Sale— a two-seated surrey at a bargain; all in good condition and has been run but little.—-MRS. WM. DANIELS, Rensselaer.

For Sale-— Cotton candy machine for less than half price. Used only a few times.—PHONE 132. For Sale— New Cable Pianos at bargain prices and on easy terms. Come and examine the pionas at my home.—HARVEY DAVISSON. s For Sale— B-room house 1 % blocks from court house, 2 lots 50x150 feet., lots of fruit, excellent well of water. Price $1,600, small pajment down, balance like paying rent. Address Box 493, or phone 499. » ts For Sale— l 6 town lots in Kersey, one with house, barn, small fruit, etc. Also have 15 acres of land adjoining town of Kersey for SSOO. Will sell all together or separately.—-W. A. STEVENSON, Kersey, Ind. S ls

For Sale or Exchange— Will accept part exchange for one of the best manufacturing businesses in central Illinois. This property includes 32% acres of land inside of city of 3,500 population. Address —L. B. 236, Paxton, 111. Farms For Sale—l have a numbei of farms for sale in different part? of this ccunty and adjoining counties, and I have made up my mind to devote my time to the business Therefore if ynu have any farms or town property to sell or trade give me a chance and I will give'you a square deal.—JOHN O’CONNOR Ex-sheriff Jasper ounty, Kniman Ind. ———X * ‘; * For Sale— Three 40-acre farms, good soil and good bcildings; orchard, fine grove of timber on each,

and 2 miles from railroad towns, close to school, on gravel road, phone and R. F. D. Are extra fine truck, poultry and dairy farms with good market. Will sell separate or together on payments to suit purchaser.—C. L. PARKS, residence near Surrey. P. O. Rerisselaer, Ind. FOR RENT. For Rent— The third floor hall in The Democrat building, 25x75 including two ante-rooms at rear. Fine light room suitable for lodge purposes or for light manufacturing, sudh as shirt, overall or sunbonnet factory. Will lease for term of years.—F. E. BABCOCK. WANTED Timber Wanted— Standing timber suitable for mine props, timbers, and hardwood lumber. Must be near railroad station. Address COVEY-DURHAM COAL CO., 203 So. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. MISCELLANEOUS.

Estrays Taken Up— Two cows and two calves, taken up July 31. Cows one roan, one brindle; calves red and white, one male, one female.— GEO. D. MUSTARD, City Marshal. Storage—l have rooms for light storage on second floor of The Democrat building.—HAßVEY DAVISSON. Ladies, Attention— ‘‘Salome.” the wonder of the 19th century for washing, can be had at Long's drug store, or of the agent, Mrs. W. N.. Henkle, R-2; price 10c a bar or 3 bars for 25c. For washing bedclothes it has no equal.. agio — i FINANCIAL Farm Loans—Money to loan on farm property in any sums up to 110.000.—E. P. HONAN. I ont th n Without Delay nrl 1111 Wlthout Commission I Uvl IllU Without Charges for Making ori Recording Instruments. . W. H. PARKINSON.

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