Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1902 — Page 3

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BABY SENT AS BAGGAGE.

Placed on Monon Train In Telescope and Deserted by Its Unknown Mother. Curled up snugly and contentedly in a small, new telescope, wrapped carefully in soft, new blankets, dressed in dainty, pretty and elaborately trimmed baby clothes and covered warmly with a white cashmere shawl, a two-days-old baby girl was found by Brakeman Charles Hooper on the seat of a, day coach of the Monon train from Louisville, which arrived in Chicago at 7:35 o’clock Saturday morning. In the lid of the telescope, which was strapped and buckled firmly, was cut a small hole immediately above the baby’s face. Under the straps were two scraps of paper, evidently torn from a small notebook. On one side of one of the scraps was written the sentence: “Be kind to her and treat her good. Some day you will be rewarded.” On the reverse side was scribbled: “Born Thursday, November 6,1902.” On the other paper was written: “Oh, Lord, is there no help for the widow’s son, a Mason’s child?” On the reverse side of this paper was the name, “Gertrude Lola,” and the reiterated plea, “Be good to her.” When Brakeman Hooper first noticed the telescope containing the baby his train was just pulling out of Englewood. Thinking that it was the baggage of some person who would call for it at the Chicago station he gave it no further attention. At the Chicago depot, however, when all the passengers had left the train, he noticed the telescope still lying on the seat, and picked it up to carry it to the lost and found room of the General Superintendent of the road. When a clerk arrived to open the office he found Hooper shaking with fear, and sitting with the valise on his knees. “There is something "wrong here,” , he said in an awed voice to the clerk and together they opened the box. When the lid was lifted gently off there lay Gertrude Lola smiling contentedly out upon the world with her blue eyes wide open and her little hands sparring at the world in general with gay abandon. In a few minutes an officer and a matron arrived and carried little Gertrude Lola away, but not before she had won the hearts of the entire office force and started considerable rivalry over which of the employes should have her for adoption. T. B. Dates, of 395 Thirty sixth street, one of the clerks in the office of the General Superintendent, is generally acknowledged to have spoken first, however, and to have the superior claim through the fact that his own baby girl died in her infancy, and the couple have since been looking for a girl baby to adopt. When Mr. and Mrs. Dates saw little Gertrude Lola they decided to take the child home, and as soon as the necessary formalities of adoption can be concluded little Gertrude Lola will become Gertrude Lola Dates.

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Official Vote of Jasper County, by Precincts, 1902. YTB i i si? M i u. i H ifr >ifr t rff t m PRECINCTS. s ' a i-'w* W B’l * o-■Si?- •? - m 3 "*o O I ® - g- w HrfrrHrfrrnr "PfHPO Hanging Grove 38 68 2 37 71 1 33 64 33 65 32 65 ~64 30 67 1 ~35 ~63 ~ ~31 ~66 ~2 ~32 ~65 ~31 ~65 ~1 ~34 ~63 ~1 ~S2 i Barkley,West 67 74 3 67 67 3 66 65 65 65 63 64 65 64 66 3 88 43 3 64 65 3 63 66 64 64 3 78 52 3 71 i? I on ’ Ist;1 st ; 78 8 79 144 7 81 140 75 151 78 143 142 68 155 6 95 128 5 73 148 6 64 161 73 147 6 99 127 4 79 142 8 m 12 K Marion, 2nd 90 183 6 101 174 5 104 170 90 184 100 174 188 88 190 3 111 163 4 94 181 6 89 185 96 177 4 113 158 4 100 171 5 101 nl 1 &J r { on ’, 3 £? ••• 80 95 3 89 92 1 80 95 80 99 81 96 102 72 102 1 86 86 1 69 106 1 68 104 73 102 1 92 82 3 83 93 1 7« f Marion,4th 51 94 11 54 95 9 58 95 55 99 55 97 96 50 103 6 62 89 8 53 95 10 50 101 50 96 11 69 80 7 fl? rx « m a Newton 57 69 9 64 68 3 74 56 64 67 70 58 61 55 71 2 81 46 2 60 66 4 56 72 57 65 5 82 47 2 63 55 12 a? m 2 Keener 39 124 1 42 118.... 43 114 39 119 45 114 116 43 115.... 44 114 .... 41 117 ... 44 114 43 116 .. 46 115 « 114 1 Sa i« * Wheatfield... 96 122 6 101 115 5 98 115 96 119 99 113 114 99 115 5 101 112 5 97 114 5 99 114 97 114 5 101 114 5 96 115 4 fiA ill 2 Carpenter, East 75 105 1 80 102.... 76 104 80 101 77 105 100 77 102.... 97 86 .... 73 110.... 70 110 76 104 .. WB9 1 64 99 * 7? m 4 Carpenter, West.... 66 93 5 63 95 3 60 95 61 95 70 86 96 60 96 3 78 75 3 59 92 3 60 94 61 94 4 68 87 4 54 88 ’i 59 "’a Carpenter, South.... 48 128.... 55 119.... 45 124 57 113 52 115 118 48 119 .... 68 101... 51 117...? 43 126 47 121 58 109 40 113 1 2a m 3 Milroy 36 30 1 36 30.... 36 29 35 30 38 27 28 32 32.... 36 26.... 34 81” 35 30 36 28 44 21 " 40 25 1 $ Union, North 57 89 1 54 85.... 54 80 50 84 59 72 83 47 85.... 50 84.... 49 85.,.. 49 84 48 85 “ 67 68 ”’2 53 79 M to Union, South 74 88 3 79 82 1 79 82 82 81 81 80 80 79 83 1 102 62 2 81 81 2 81 82 78 83 8 97 64 1 87 75 ‘"i 84 77 ”‘i ® 13641349 H 4 *& 4 2 People’s party votes were cast in Marion No. 3, also 1 Social and 1 Social Labor in Marion No. 4, 1 Social in Kankakee 1 Social in Wheatfield, 1 Social in Carpenter East, 1 Social, 1 Social Democrat and 1 Social Labor in Union South, 2 People’s in Jordan. ’ 1

UNCLE TOM JORDAN DEAD.

Dies of Lung Fever at the Makeever House Sunday. Thomas Jordan died at the Makeever House, where he had been employed for Some years, Sunday morning at 10:30 o’clock. He was taken sick with lung fever on Tuesday night of last week, and continued to grow worse Until death ended his sufferings. The remains were taken to the residence of B. F. Ferguson, where he at one time made his home, and the funeral was held there Monday morning by Rev. O. D. Royse, pastor of the M. E. church. The remains were taken to Francesville for burial at the side of his wife and daughter. Mr. Jordan was about 65 years of age and leaves no near relatives as far as known. He had been a resident of Rensselaer for many years. Rev. Ferguson and Mr. and Mrs. Slagle accompanied the remains to Francesville.

Violated Truancy Law.

William McClintic was fined $5 and costs, $14.85 in all by Squire Troxell Tuesday evening for failure to send nis 8 year old adopted daughter to school. On failure to pay the fine that evening McClintic was lodged in jail. ' The girl was adopted from an orphans’ home and has been sent to school very irregularly. On the witness stand, Mrs, McClintic, who was very indignant, stated that they had not adopted the girl to send to school, but to work, and from all accounts she has found plenty of work to do while making her home with this family. It is very likely that a home will be found for the child elsewhere.

Child Scalded to Death.

The two year old daughter of Mfr. and Mrs. Al Ramey fell in a tub of scalding hot water Monday morning and was badly burned, the water scalding its head, face, one arm and part of the chest and one side of the body. The child lingered in terrible agony until Monday evening, when its death occurred. The funeral of Bessie May Ramey was held at the Free Baptist church yesterday morning, services being conducted by Revs. B. F. Ferguson and J. A. Cochran. The parents have the sympathy of all in their sad bereavement.

It’s Judge Hanley Now.

C. W. Hanley received his commission as judge of the 30th judicial circuit yesterday and will today don his official robes, Judge Thompson vacating the bench.

Marriage Licenses.

Charles W. Shaw and Stella Dixey. Ammon Beasley and Clara B. Bond.

RENSSELAER. IND., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13. 1902.

Good Game at Rensselaer.

Oakwood played its hardest game of the year Saturday afternoon with the clever Rensselaer high school team at Rensselaer and scored a notable victory, the result being 10 to 6. The game was a pretty one from start to finish. There was an unusually large crowd in attendance and additional excitement was furnished by a sheepskin band. The West Side boys returned late Saturday and spoke in high teams of the nice treatment accorded them by the Rensselaer people. Oakwood scored shortly after play had started, Hurley making the touch-down. Whitney failed on the trial for goal. At this stage of the game, with 5 points to Oakwood’s credit and about two minutes of play gone, it looked like easy picking for Oakwood. But the visitors relaxed and Rensselaer took a decided brace. The first half ended stoo in favor of the visitors. Ac the kick-off in the second half, Gwin, of Rensselaer, caught the ball and shot past the Oakwood tacklers. He made a sensational run of ninety yards and planted the ball behind Oakwood’s goal. He later added a point by kicking his own goal, putting his team one peg ahead of Oakwood. The Rensselaer rooters went wild and were sure that victory was now in their grasp. But Dexter, by hard work, scored another touch-down for Oakwood, Whitney again missing on the goal kick. At the close of the game Rensselaer tried for a drop kick from Oakwood’s fifteen-yard line, but the ball went wide of its mark. The Rensselaer team was unanimous in asserting that Oakwood, with good team work, should win the state championship, but there is some doubt as to this, as Marion seems to be headed for the honors. The West Side boys play the Wabash eleven at Wabash next Saturday.—Lafayette Courier.

A Beligerant Colored Lad.

Jdhn Elliott, the little colored lad, raised a disturbance at the short order house on Van Rensselaer street Saturday, and now the city knows him no more. While in the restaurant he used insulting language to the lady proprietor and her niece, and when Harry Reed, the clerk, attempted to put him out, the colored lad drew a knife, but a blow on the arm by Reed rendered the knife arm temporarily useless. As Reed shut the door after ejecting the colored boy, Elliott struck at him and his fist went through the glass in the door, cutting it considerably. Elliott was arrested, but was later released on the condition that he leave town, which he did the next day.

StartUng, But True. “If every one knew what a grand medicine Dr. King’s New Life Pills is,” writes D. H. Turner, Dempseytown, Pa., “you’d sell all you have in a day. Two week’s use has made a new man of me.” Infallible for constipation, stomach and liver troubles. 25c at A. F. Long’s drug store.

SCHOOL NOTES

Items ol Interest Retarding the Rensselaer Public Schools

Fred Gwin has quit the freshman class of the high school and started to school in the country. The traveling agent of the Macmillian company visited the high school Tuesday. If you want to see an interesting and at the same time scientific game, you should come down to the school house most any evening after four o’clock and watch the girlsplay basket ball. Last Saturday’s games both with the first and second high school teams were defeats. But defeats are sometimes almost as good as victories. One learns at what points to strengthen the lines. The second team playing with the Wolcott team were defeated 16 to 0. The boys returned tired and defeated, but not discouraged. In the afternoon the game at Rensselaer of the first high school with Oakwood was one of the best games played by the high school this year. But for a fumble on the Oakwood five yard line the game would have been 12 to 5 in favor of Rensselaer rather than 11 to 6 in" Oakwood’s way. Next Saturday there will be foot ball to your heart’s content. In the forenoon at 10:30 the 2nd Oakwood will play the 2nd Rensselaer. In the afternoon Central Lafayette high school will battle with the Rensselaer high school team. The following is the literary program of the high school for Friday, Nov. 14th: Instrumental Duet.... / , I Lillian Rhoades Stump Speechßobert Sheets Recitation Lettie Willi s Instrumental solo Percy Hauter Croesus’ view of Modern Situation Rue Parcels Vocal Solo Mabel Huff Recitation,Vern Marshall Recitation Florence Marshall

A Keener Township Divorce Case.

Mrs. Altsje Punter has brought suit for divorce from her husband, Wietsje Punter, of Keener township. The parties are natives of Holland. They were married August 7,1880, and lived together until February 22, 1897. She alleges abandonment, failure to provide, drunkenness and cruelty and threatening the lives of herself and children. She asks for a divorce, alimony of fl,ooo and SSO per month and the custody of their three children, aged 22, 20 and 18 years.

Tuesday evening a number of the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Randle prepared a surprise party for them, and among the refreshments prepared for the occasion was a tub of brick ice cream. Goff & Son delivered the cream on the porch and when the guests went to look for it the cream had disappeared. Officers were called and soon collected enough evidence that it would have been an easy matter to have located the guilty parties. Traces of the cream and boxes containing it were found all the way from the railroad to town. Near the school houses a brick of it was presented to a young man and his best girl who were sparking at the gate, and they enjoyed a feast on the steps of the Christain church. Yesterday morning the cream was settled for and the matter was dropped.

It looks now as if the old justices of the peace in Union township, Squire Lamoine and Squire Wiseman, will hold their offices until another election. Union township is only entitled to two justices of the peace and the clerk’s call only called for two, but through some one’s error three candidates were nominated and three names went on the ticket, the three Republican candidates being elected. The attorney general has given the opinion that this invalidates the election so far as the justices of the peace are concerned, which would let the present Democratic justices hold over.

Blanket remonstrances are being circulated in all the-wards of Rensselaer conferring the power of attorney upon a person named in each, giving him the power to affix the signer’s name to a saloon remonstr, ance at any time. The only ward in which the saloon stands any chance in Rensselaer is the first, and the main efforts are being made in that ward. Nearly enough signers have already been secured and we are informed that a sufficient number of names are almost sure to be secured to defeat any further application for license. The present saloon licenses have almost a year to run.

Postmaster Hurley Resigns.

Theodore Hurley has tendered his resignation as postmaster at Blackford and it is very probable that the office will be discontinued by the government. The rural delivery and the numerous other postoffices that have been established in that section since the building of the Gifford road has diminished the business of the Blackford postoffice to such an extent that there is very little need of a post office there now.

Paid for Their Fun.

A Complication.

Against the Saloons.

ALONG THE YUKON.

K Rose Lawn Boy Describes His Experience In the Klondyke. A HARD TRIP. There was a big stampede on the Tanana side. Charles, taking a light pack and snow shoes went up Hunter creek and over the divide to Caribow to the Frenchmen’s camp. One of the Frenchmen joined him and they set out over the “saw tooth’’ range for the mouth of Baker creek to stake a town site; as It was likely that if the Tanana country was any good much of the traffic would come up the* Tanana and on up Baker creejr. The first day they went down the Hootitana, which made many big curves. Charles climbed a raise to see what was ahead and saw that the creek was a regular snake track for twenty miles. He suggested taking a straight course but to this the Frenchman would not consent, fearing they would get lost, being in a new and practically unknown country. Only three or four men had ever been through there. So they snowshoed down creek. In one place they found on climbing the bank that they had gone more than two miles to gain a quarter mile. The first night out they camped in a stretch of fallen timber. Such places are not uncommon In interior Alaska. The trees grow their roots near the surface, for farther down the ground is frozen. A heavy wind sometimes overturns great numbers of them. We have often camped behind one of these, to get out of the breeze. Next day they were early on the trail. The April sun became uncomfortably warm. The day finally came to a close with nothing more exciting than fresh bear tracks. They camped under a big spruce tree. Neither slept well. The day had been warm and their clothes were damp. When they lay down they became chilled so that sleep was difficult. They had only brought four days’ provisions, but after a discussion next morning they decided to go on one more day, hoping to reach the Tanana by night. If they got there they could go down the Tanana river to Tanana station, about 75 miles, with good snowshoesng all the way; while to go back the way they came was more difficult on account of the brush and mountains. At the end of the third day they could see no sign of the Tanana river, so as they had but one day’s provisions they took the back track. The fourth day they went on half rationa and a grouse they killed with a stick. The fifth day came to a close, with all provisions gone except a little tea; still they had two divides to climb. On the morning of the last day they drank a cup of tea each and pushed on. At the top of the first divide the Frenchman was about done for. At the foot of the last divide he gave up, lay down, and refused to go any farther. Charles “jollied’’ him, tried to coax him, and finally told him he be would go on and leave him, but he wouldn’t try the last divide. It was no use, he said, he knew he couldn’t climb it. He’d “rather die than try it.” Charles took hold of him saying, “Well if you won’t go any other way I’ll have to pack you.” That seemed to rouse him some; he made the trial and finally they reached the top from which they cpuld see the cabin. * About seven p. m. they reached it, having traveled for 17 hours with nothing to eat, and living for six days on four day’s rations. One man got lost in the same neighborhood, and froze so badly one night that he couldn’t travel. When found he had been six days without food and was badly frozen. They took him to the hospital at Rampart where he lived a few days; long enough to tell of his sufferings. A Prospector.

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