Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1901 — Page 1

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DIED AMONG STRANGERS.

A Homeless Old Man Dies Without Disclosing His Identity. Last August an old man giving the name of Charles Vickory appeared at the home of Julius Raskey near Blackford, and asked that he might be given a home. He claimed to be penniless and said that he was unable to travel further. He would not tell where he came from, nor would he give the names of any of his relatives. He did state, however, that he had been married twice, and the last proving to be an unhappy one he had taken his daughter with him and left home. He was given a home by Mr. Raskey and died on Thanksgiving day, refusing to the last to give any information as to his antecedents. He refused to have a doctor during his sickness, but when his condition became critical, one was called, but he was dying when the doctor arrived. His aga was 74 years and after he died $71.73 were found in his person, which was used to defay the expenses of his burial, etc. The remains were interred in Prater cemetery.

Isherwood Again In Possession.

Editor Isherwood, formerly, of Delphi, who was arrested some time ago on charge of obtaining money on false pretenses in the sale of the Noblesville Democrat for $5,000 has again came into possession of the paper. The office was closed some weeks ago for the non-payment of a $3,600 chattel mortgage given by the purchasers to Isherwood to seenre the deferred payments on the plant. Isherwood consented to take the plant to satisfy the mortgage, it is understood the criminal case against him will be dropped.

Mr. Crumpacker’s Bills.

In the flood of bills introduced in the house Tuesday Mr. Crnmpacker, of Indiana, had one to make Pprto Rico a part of the United State sand to extend the laws of the United States to that island. Mr. Crumpaeker, who has been one of the most persistent advocates of the proposed rednetion of representation of southern states, also has a bill he will introduce this week. It proposes to amend the apportionment act of last session so as to reduce the number of representatives in congress from southern states. An arbitrary rednetion will be fixed, but it will be based upon calculation, made on the census figures, which show the number of colored voters in the states and the election returns from the Btates.

Marriage Licenses.

Frank E. Vinson and Anna May Southard. William H. Zimmerman and Tillie Zimmerman. Horace Q. Sayler and Lillie D. Rowen. George M. Ray and Daisy Forbes. Isa Whitaker and Maude Brick. Thomas B. Seelye and Martha M. Zimmerman.

GIFFORD’S HOLDINGS.

A Chicago Paper’s Write Up of Jasper’s Land King. The Chicago Record Herald gives a two column article on the Gifford swamps, of Jasper county, with a short biographical sketch of Capt. 3enj. J. Gifford, the owner of the vast tract. When a boy of eleven years, plowing corn on his father’s farm in Illinois he noticed the stalks in the swales grew taller and thriftier than those on the ridges. The article mentions the following as some of the achievements the result of the boyish discovery: He has transformed an Indian swamp into a farm of 30,000 acres. He has dotted it with 200 bouses and as many barns. He has built a twenty-severt-mile railroad through the middle of the farm to carry its produce to market and is heading the road for Chicago. He has seven townsites with railroad stations on his farm, to say nothing about wells producing oil used in making asphaltum. He has 100 miles of ditches cut in his farm, and has a dredging machine busy year after year keeping them in good condition.

He has lately purchased a tract of 25,000 acres of Nelson Morris, the Chicago packer. His first attempt at building railroads was on a* line be tween Leroy, 111., and West Lebanon, Ind., a narrow guage road of seventysix miles. He finally sold this road to Jay Gould for $250,000. He then came to Indiana and purchased 6,700 acres in Jasper county where he has made the wonderful improvements, and purchased additional tracts. He keeps a dredge busy the year round which costs him $6,000 a year with one shift. He built his railroad on this land with ties cut from his timber land and discarded light mils from large cornpa nies and the rolling stock two engines and nineteen cars. He has huilt twenty-four miles of track between Kersey on the Indiana, Illinois and lowa Railroad southward through the center of his property to MeCoysbnrg, .on the Monon Railroad. He intends this road shall ultimately reach Chicago and enable him to turn a large ■part of his farm into a vegetable garden for supplying the Chicago market. The line has been laid out tentatively to Chicago Heights, where it may connect with a road giving an inlet into the city. One-half of the right of way from Kersey to Chicago Heights has been secured, and the roadbed is graded to the Kankakee River. The right of way has been secured also twenty miles south of McOoysburg and a line mapped ont to Lafayette. It is possible thiß line will be diverted to the southwest to tap the coal fields and quarries of the Wabash Valley, for Mr. Gifford things the construction of the Nicaragua Oanal will tend to divert the grain of Indiana and Illinois from New York to New Orleans. Oil has been discovered on the northeastern edge of his big farm. The product is used for making asphaltum. About 50 per cent is nnder cultivation and subdivided into 190 farms of 160 acres each supplied with a house, barn and well. Instead of letting the faints in the customary manner he makes a contract with each one reserving control of the property, and ownership of the crop until divided, and stipulates that he will give the tenant two thirds of the crop for his work. Capt. Gifford figures his investment at nearly $1,000,000. „

Collar Bone Broken.

Albert Marshall, of Rensselaer, Wisconsin University’s talented quarter back, received a broken collar bone in a game with the Chicago University Thanksgiving day on the latter’s grounds. He was removed to a hospital for treatment and later was taken back to Madison. Marshall had intended to take part with his old home team in the game here with Sonth Bend last Monday and his injury was a great disappointment to the boys here.

Announcements.

Reno is coming. Turkey and silver medal shoot at Pleasant Grove, Ind., Friday, December 6th. There will be a box social, graphaphone and elocutionary entertainment at the Wasson school house, 3J miles south of Rensselaer, Saturday evening, December 14th. Admission 10 cents, which will be refunded to those buying boxes.

RENSSELAER, IND.. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 5. 1901.

A GREAT CONTEST.

The South Bend-Rensselaer Game Ends 0 to 0. Fifteen Hundred People Witnessed the Great Contest and all were Satisfied— Rensselaer Still Holds Her Repu-tation-Thanksgiving Game.

O’Dea’s Statement.

\ Rensselaer has a wonderful team and \ f plays a clean game. A much stronger W A game than we expected. We thought A I we would win easily. Rensselaer can \ f defeat Purdue, Indiana, and give Not- f A re Dame the hardest game she has had A \ the season. We strengthened our team \ f with Winter, Fortin and Lins of Notre r A Dame, but were unable to do anything A \ with Rensselaer’s line. Parcels of T f Rensselaer is a wonder, and Sayler f A the best kicker I have seen this season. A . This will be the last time I will ever \ r wear a foot ball uniform. Intended f A going from Rensselaer to Australia, A , but have decided to remain in South \ r Bend and practice law. f Q Pat O’Dea. A

The great “Kangaroo Kicker,” Patrick O’Daa, and his iavinclble team representing South Bend, have come and gone and Rensselaer still holds the reputation of not being scored against in three years. Although old Sol did not put in an appearance, it surely was an Ideal foot ball day and everything was just right for the great game, which it proved to be,

The rooters began arriving about ten o’clock when Delphi stepped off the train forty strong all wearing the grand old black and red, ami as the court lions*' clock tolled off one, the streets resembled a rally day, ora public gathering where they alt turn out. About 1:45 the Citizens’-band played several pieces at the hank corner, after which they all matched to Riverside park. There had been $250 a side placed on the result by admirers of the team, besides other smaller bets, which were all returned on account of the result. Rensselaer’s admirers were some what encouraged when they won the toss the first time this season. After a ft-\v minutes of warming up and a few minutes of a drop kicking exhibition by O’Dea the game was called. It would be pretty hard to tell Just who was responsible for the great result of Monday’s game as every man played foot ball like he had never played before. It is true that the backs are generally given too mnch credit, a large share of which belongs to the line-men, who open the holes and make everything easy for the backs, but Monday’s game must recognize Sayler and Parcels as doing some work that should receive special mention, especially Sayler’s punting and Parcel’s line buoking and tackling, Monday’s game was praotioally a victory for Rensselaer. We played all our own boys, while South Bend loaded up with three Notre Dame and the best professionals they could procure. How II Was Done. Rensselaer won the toss and chose the west goal, Referee Fendig placing the ball for the first kick-off at 2:46 p. m.

O’Day kicked the oval dear over the goal line, which was brought out to Rensselaer’s twenty-five yard line and kicked back 40 yds., South Bend returning it 15. They lined up for the first scrimmage, and after two attempts at Rensselaer’s line, O’Dea was forced to punt. He punted to Rensselaer’s 10 yd. line. Rensselaer then made 6 yds. through 8. B’s. tackle. After a few short gains, Rens. was held and forced to punt, Sayler punting 46 yds. 8. B. carried it back 15: O’Dea punts on first down to Rens. 10 yd. line. Parcels here made the longest gain of the game through S. B’s left tackle of 15 yds; 8. B. forced Rens to punt, Sayler punting 36 yds. After several attacks at Rerts.’ line, Sayler secured the ball on a fumble at Rens.’ 40 yd. line. Parcels then made 4 yds. through right tackle, Sayler left tackle 3 yds. Rensselaer continued gaining 2,3, and 4 yds. at a time until they had the ball within 25 yds. of South Bend’s goal, where they were held for downs. Pat made 5 around left end. Wright for Rensselaer played offside which netted South Bend five more. O’Dea lost 4 yds. on left end. Time was called with the ball near the center of the field, and the South Bend players so badly discouraged that they were unable to do

anything with Rensselaer’s line, which averages 204 lbs. second half. Sayler kicked off at 3:45 to South Bend’s 36 yd. line. After two downs South Bend fumbles, Parcels falling on the ball. Parcels then made 4 yds. through left tackle, 5 more through the same hole, and then went around left end for 4; Rensselaer was unable to gain and lost the ball on downs, Paroeis being pushed out of bounds. Meyers replaced Frances at right hulf for Rensselaer. O’Dea was the only back who could gain for South Bend, and his gains so short that they could not make their 6 yds. in 3 downs and Rensselaer secured the ball, Rens. could not gain and Sayler punted 40 yards, O’Dea bringing the ball back to the center of the field before he whs brought down and on the first down tried a drop kick which went wide and was carried back 10 yds. by Sayler. Sayler punted 60 yds. out of bounds. O’Dea attempted to carry ball around left end and was tackled by Parcels and carried 25 yds. back in his own territory, O’Dea being on his shoulder and perfectly helpless. On calling down the ball was returned 16 yards. This was a wonderful play and never heard of before. South Bend was held and O’Dea punted 25 yds. After several attempts at the line Sayler punted 70 yds. and O’Dea was downed on South Bend’s 10 yd. line, when time was called. I.INE-UP. South Bend. Rensselaer. Studebaker C Wright Winter. RG Cain fortm..., rt Moon L' ns RE.. .Woodworth, Capt. £? eke LG Healey Warner LT...... j'l-i i Leopold LE J. Sayler V: Q Rhoades B. Koehler RHB Francis-Myers E. Koehler LIIB . Parcels Time of halves 25 minutes. Referee Salmon, Capt. of Notre Dame. Umpire, Fendig, of Rensselaer. Notes, The rooters were out in force and surely closed the season in grand style. Every man in the home team played a star game, although Paroeis and Sayler were fortunate to participate in some extraordinary plays. The greatest play ever seen on a gridiron was when Parcels carried O’Dea back 25 yards. Sayler out panted O’Day, gaining 40 or 60 yards on the exchanges. Even the police force deserves creditable mention—always in the game.

Rensselaer Victorious. Rensselaer defeated the Bennett. Medical College, of Chicago, at Riverside park last Thursday by a score of 18 toO. It was one of the cleanest games ever seen on the home grounds and was fiercely contested from start to finish. Every man on the home team played a good game and all alike are equally responsible for the victory, as there were no stars. This was the third Thanksgiving defeat for Bennett Medical at Rensselaer. A large orowd witnessed the game, about 800 in all.

Circuit Court Notes.

The circuit court convened again Monday. William E. Price asked for the appointment of a guardian for Thomas Price, and that he be tried on insanity charges. A jury returned a verdict that the latter was of unsound mind. T. P. Clark, superintendent of the poor farm, was appointed Price’s custodian, and will receive 76 cents per day for bis care at the poor farm. Willis m E. Price was appointed guardian. Fred Fatka was fined $1 and costs for provoke upon James Wood. He has filed motion for a new trial. The Coen vs. Halstead and the Forsythe vs. city of Rensselaer oases were set for trial yesterday before Judge Lairy, of Logansport.

Parcels Offered a Scholarship.

Fred Parcels, the talented member of the Rensselaer foot ball team, has been offered a free scholarship and other inducements by the Bennett Medical College, of Chicago, if he will become a member of the college foot ball team. Parcels has the matter under consideration. ♦-■ ■ - ■ The Rensselaer high school foot ball team played Monticello high school team on the latter’s ground Thanksgiving. The game was a hotly contested one and resulted in a tie. Or. Kay’s Renovator for dyspepsia.

Our Man About Town,

One Sunday night not very long ago a ohuroh choir was melodiously Hinging at servioes, and the bass, who l>ad not practiced with the rest of the ohoir, sang as well as the rest, for, being an old war horse and having been in the choir Binoe right after the flood, he felt perfectly at home and confident. Everything moved harmoniously, if not musioally til) a rest came. The entire ohoir sang “hallelujah I” and made a full stop for the rest, but the bass, who had not observed aB closely as he should, bellowed ns the dead silence reigned, “lujah I” And five members of the choir fell over in a dead fßint. But the congregation figured it out that they were mostly shamming in order t.; keep fVom laughing right out in meeting. * •

Last Sunday an employe o» one of the livery stables had occasion to drive a party out to the church dedication at Parr. Not beoanse he liked whiskey, but to avoid any bad results from cold, he slipped a bottle of good old rye Into his inside pocket. All the rest of the crowd were opposed to drink as a beverage. He would not hurt anyone’s feelings for the world, so he did not drink a drop going, and coming home there was no chanoe to touch It, either. So, what did he do but carry that bottle of whiskey all the way, both going and coming, and did not so mnch as get a smell. He was so mad when he got home that he smashed the bottle Into a thousand pieces. But not til) he had emptied It of its contents. # * *

A Fable: A woman In this town is amusing everybody by a case of the swell head. Hhe Is a very ordinary sort of woman and has not mnoh to be puffed up about In her mind, yet she is amusingly filled with Pride, while ber husband is full of Gold Victuals. She is so busy being proud that her husband eats Gold Meals most of the time. The neighbors think it would be better if she were not so full of pride and her husband were fuller of Good Oooking. “Fuller” is not a good word, but it suits this case better than the proper would. And so, while, the woman goes about being proudJMLnci fer, the rest of the town the deuce she has to be so stuck up about. Moral: Being a true story, this fable has no moral. * *

A woman in this city had a reception the other day, at which refreshments were served. She Berved some delightful Ice cream, and everybody ate and relished it much. A great many who ate of it were teetotalers and would not drink a'drop of strong liquor to save their lives. It transpired afterwards that the reason the ioe cream was so unusually good was because it had a “stiok” in it. And now a lot of the teetotalers are almost crazy, for they don’t know how to square themselves, for they are on record as saying that it was the best ioe cream they ever ate. V A woman who clerks In a china store said the other day that Job may have had patlenoe in a mild sort of way, but that he had never really been tried. He had never clerked in a china store. V Speaking of stuffing—why last Thursday first the turkey was stuffed with the stuffing, then the kid was stuffed with the stuffed turkey and the stuffing, then the doctor’s pocketbook was stuffed with bills on account of the stuffing that stuffed the turkey that stuffed the boy with the stuffilng and other stuff.

Huff Captured. John Huff, the young lad wanted on suspicion of burning the barn on Laura Michael’s farm in Jordon township, of which his brother is a tenant, was arrested in Pulaski county Sunday. He is now in jail here. Huff admits setting fire to the barn, but claims it was an accident. He will probably be tried this week. Lost— Pocket book containing one S2O bill, one 910 hill and two 50 cent pieces, and a note for 940 signed by Qeorge Davisson in favor of T. W. Snow. Finder notify T. W. Snow, at Blackford, Ind., and receive liberal reward. 2fl-4t

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• Discusses j Sundry ! and J Other & Matters.

The G. A. R. Post Asks for a Decree from the W. R. C. State Commander Qarrigus, of Kokomo; Col. James S. Dodge, of Elkhart, judge advocate; and R. M. Smock, of Indianapolis, adjutant general of the Q. A. R. were here Friday on business connected with the order. Our readers are aware that there has been strained relation between the old Q. A. R. post here and the W. R. C., which is an auxiliary to the post, for some time. The Relief Corps abandoned the Q. A. R. hall in the court house and rented other quarters shortly after the beginning of hostilities and the Women of the G. A. R , over whom the trouble originated, moved in with the post. The second post was then formed here composed of members of the original post. The laws of the G. A. R. do not recognise the Ladles of the G.A. R. as an auxiliary but do tne W, R. 0. who must make reports to the G. A. R. at oertain periods. These reports have been made to the old post. It Is now reported that the post desires a divoroe from the W. R. 0. and that the trial was held before the above state officers during their visit here. No decree has yet been issued, and it is doubtful if one can be under the present laws of the order. The Journal has no desire to take sides in this controversy but thinks that all concerned in the matter have been very foolish, and we hope to see them settle their differences at an early date, and hereafter live in harmony and peace, remembering their obligations and their duties to one another. Their years on earth are now too few to sever the friendships of a life time.

A. C. Baker Sentenced to Penitentiary for From One to Seven Years. A. O. Baker, the insurance man, )n the circuit court yesterday, plead guilty to the charge of obtaining money under false pretenses and was given a sentence of from one to seven years. But for his plea of guilty to this charge he was almost certain to have been convicted on the oharge of forgery, which would have meant from three to fourteen years in the penitentiary.

Charles Danford, who made application at this term of the commissioners’ court for a license to keep a saloon In the Maloy building uear the depot, got drunk last Sunday and in trouble in consequence. Upon going home in the evening he raised such a disturbance with his family that he aroused the neighbors and he was arrested by Marshal Simpson. The case was sent to Squire Burnham by Squire Troxell, and the oase was set fbr Tuesday. By that time Danford’s wife, who was the complainant, had relented and asked that her husband be discharged. This the Squire Would not do, but consented to contluue the case during Danford’s good behavior and him.

The commissioners have been In session this week, and had not adjourned at the time of going to press. A remonstrance with sufficient names was filed to defeat the application of Charles Danford for a saloon license for the Maloy building near the depot. Angeline Walters et al. Petition for highway. Perry Marlatt, Edward Tanner and Sylvester Gray appointed reviewers. Barbara Kelley et al. Petition for ditch. Report of reviewers approved and ditch ordered established. Elias Aruold, petition for vacation of highway. Grauted. Daniel S. Makeever, petition for d.tch. Peter Wasson, Felix Frenoh and Wm. Daniels appointed veiwers. The contracts for iron bridges were let as follows: Two in Newton, one in Milroy and one in Jordan to the Attica Bridge Co, at 91424; one in Walker to the Newcastle Bridge Company at 9710; and one in Walker and two in Barkley to John Hack & Sons ht 9720. The auditor was directed to give notice of the letting of g-contract for a bridge in Carpenter township at a special term to be held December 30. Other petitions for bridges were continued. 1"" , '! # A v: ■’ .'* WWfrltr iL I

NUMBER 26;

DIVORCE WANTED.

PLEADS GUILTY.

Danford Arrested.

Commissioners’ Court.